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Prayers for Men: Eliezer David HaCohain ben
Naomi, Asher ben Esther Malka, Avraham ben Devorah, Zvi Yechezkel ben Leah,
Chaim Zev ben Faige Tova, Naphtali Moshe ben Tziporah, Shalom Charles ben
Gracia, Yoel ben Esther, Zev ben Rachel, Binum Benyamin Tuvia ben Chana
Friedel, Yehonatan ben Malka, Aaron ben Sara Chana, Aharon ben Miriam,
Women: Karen Neshama bas Esther Ruth, Chaya
Melecha Rachel bas Baila Alta, Rachel bas Chana, Hodaya Nirit bas Mazel, Rivka
bas Idit, Kayla Rus bas Chaya Rachel, Tsvia Simcha bas Devorah Yachad, Sara
Merkava bas Elisheva, Adina bas Sara, Esther bas Tziporah, Miriam bas Irene
Taita Malka, Esther Georgette bas Mesuda,
Parsha Vayikra
Back this time for an introduction to Sefer
Vayikra which is alternately called Toras Cohain due to the main duties of a
Cohain: B’H
“Parshas
Vayikra”
(Lev
1:1-5:26)
The animal sacrifice is
the act by which we are taught the idea of subordination of nature to the
Creator. The sacrificed beast, the wood to feed the flame on the altar and the
salt which accompanies every sacrifice symbolize the animal, plant and mineral
realms, everything converges with the aim of serving the Al-mighty and only
exists for this purpose.
Furthermore, the animal
sacrifice replaces the sacrifice of man himself. The person who offers the
sacrifice must picture the sacrifice of the animal part of him, of his brute
instinctive will, and nullify it before the Almighty’s will. In this way, we
can arrive at desiring only what is agreeable to G-d. Ultimately our wishes
will not aspire to anything but His will.
Only with such a
disposition of mind can we assimilate the substance of the Commandments.
Otherwise, how is it possible, for example, to fulfill the precept of “do not
covet”? How can one control jealousy or covetousness? The answer is that the
prohibition of stealing must be so self-evident, so deeply felt by us, that we
could not come to steal even in thought by a covetous desire. Attaining this
spiritual level is tantamount to the sacrifice of our animal nature. We
identify ourselves with G-d’s will and we only act in accordance with it.
Sacrifice is acceptable
only if it comes from a person dedicated to his brothers as well as to G-d. But
he who is self-centered and aims at always taking for himself and giving
nothing to others is unable to fulfill the essential condition of a sacrifice,
which symbolizes the total offering of his being. His offering cannot be a
sincere one and is therefore of no value.
This is the difference
between the person with spiritual aspirations and the person whose motivations
are only materialistic. By definition, the material world is the world of the
limitations, of dualism, of discord, and contradictions. He who bases his life
on the values of that world is fatally limited and always lacking something. He
thinks that what he is lacking is possessed by his brother, and he seeks his
satisfaction at the expense of others.
In the spiritual realm,
on the other hand, unity and perfection govern. No chaos here in the realm.
Unlimited riches are available to all without competition, without interference
of opposite interests. Raised above the limitations of materialism, man can
devote himself entirely to the Eternal and receive infinite treasures as
reward.
Sources: Rabbi Abraham
Ibn Ezra, M. Hassan.
Pray for
the peace of Israel, Yaffa
Are Sacrifices, our Korbanos, necessary
today?
The Rambam is of the opinion that in the future only a Korban
Pessach will be necessary in commemoration of us becoming a nation and leaving
Mitzrayim. I know that psychologically and elsewise mankind has matured but yet
I wonder if this will be the case. It is more than the Korban is in place of us
for a first fruit offering (Bikurim) is not in place of a man but the love of
G-D for giving us our crops. The Omer is it really redundant? I just read or
hear daily of the swamps and swamps of hundreds of millions of Locusts which
must have passed a billion at the time of this writing and the need to spray to
save our crops. So I see no reason for giving thanks with our crops to HASHEM
and Teruma to the Cohanim and Maaser to the Leviim. I am convinced that their
jobs will change to that of educators and instructors to the nation and perhaps
more than just religious instruction but also technological and scientific
instruction and advisors in many projects.
The Burnt Offering or Korban Olah is prescribed in the Torah as
long as an accidental Kares sin with a Korban Chatas (Sin Offering), Korban Assham
(Guilt Offering) or suspected Assham and I see no reason to do away with them
in the future as people at least at this time turn on or off lights on Shabbos,
carry things accidently on Shabbos, accidently gather things or write two
letters or erase either forgetting that it is Shabbos or that it is forbidden
on Shabbos, people lose their tempers and accidently swear, etc. and the nature
of human beings have not changed. People go through dangerous situations in
their lives or cross the sea or desert and could still offer up a Thanksgiving,
Korban Todah. As for the Korban Chaggiga also symbolized by the egg at our
Pessach Seder it is added enjoyment for the Chag and I see no reason to cancel
it. The Bechor and Maaser of animals with modern farming methods we get around
it today with a Cohain as a partner and perhaps this will be unnecessary
considering that there are animal gifts to Cohanim from each Korban. What we have
lost is the division of 24 Cohain families today and so turns could be melted
out by areas or by a different method. The Challah dough or bread for the
Cohanim would still be applicable as part of their salaries for their various
jobs.
Even the division of tasks of a Cohain in the Mikdash could be
distributed via computer so as not to do it by the standard lots anymore. (Example: Aaron HaCohain slaughters the
sacrifice now. Aharon HaCohain slaughters the next, etc. Tomer gathers and
perhaps sprinkles the blood followed by Shlomo, etc. Also don’t worry Liab
HaCohain will get his turn.)
Rashi perhaps writes the
longest section on this Pasuk. He has a lot of Chiddushim which he explains
here: And He called to
Moses: Every [time God communicated with Moses, whether it was represented by
the expression] וַיְדַבֵּר, “And He spoke,” or וַיֹּאמֶר; “and He said,” or
וַיְצַו, “and He commanded,” it was always preceded by [God] calling [to Moses
by name] (Torath Kohanim 1:2-3). [קְרִיאָה] is an expression of affection, the
[same] expression employed by the ministering angels [when addressing each other],
as it says, “And one called (וְקָרָא) to the other…” (Isa. 6:3). To the
prophets of the nations of the world, however, He revealed Himself through
expressions denoting coincidence and impurity, as the verse says, “and God
happened to [meet] (וַיִּקָּר) Balaam” (Num. 23:4). - [Bamidbar Rabbah 52:5]
[The expression וַיִּקָּר has the meaning of a coincidental happening, and also
alludes to impurity. [See Deut. 23:11, regarding the expression מִקְרֵה
לַיְלָה.] And He called to Moses: The [Divine] voice emanated and reached
Moses’ ears, while all [the rest] of Israel did not hear it. One might think
that for each new section [representing a new topic], there was also [such] a
call. Scripture, therefore, states, “and [the Lord] spoke (וַיְדַבֵּר) [to him],”
[denoting that] only for speech, [i.e., when God “spoke” to Moses, or “said” to
him, or “commanded” him,] was there a call, but not at the subsections. [For
when these expressions are employed, they demarcate the beginning of major
sections, i.e., when God first called to Moses and then proceeded with the
prophecy at hand, unlike the beginning of each separate subsection, when God
simply continued His communication to Moses without “calling” him anew. Now, if
each subsection in the Torah does not represent a new beckoning from God to
Moses, ushering in a new prophecy, then] what is the purpose of these
subsections? To give Moses a pause, to contemplate between one passage and the
next, and between one subject and another. [And if this pause for contemplation
was given to the great Moses when being taught by God, then] how much more
[necessary is it] for an ordinary man learning [Torah] from another ordinary
man [to be allowed pauses between sections and subjects, to carefully
contemplate and understand the material being learned]. — [Torath Kohanim 1:3]
to him: Heb. אֵלָיו [That is, God spoke only to Moses. This phrase comes] to
exclude Aaron. Rabbi Judah [Ben Betheira] says: “Thirteen times in the Torah,
God spoke (וַיְדַבֵּר) to both Moses and Aaron together, and, corresponding to
them were thirteen [other] occasions [when God spoke only to Moses] precluding
[Aaron], to teach you that they were not said [directly] to Aaron, but to
Moses, that he should say them to Aaron. These are the thirteen cases where [Aaron
was] precluded: (1) ”To speak with him…,“ (2) ”…speaking to him…,“ (3) ”…and He
spoke to him“ (Num. 7:89); (4) ”I will meet with you [there at set times], etc.
…“ (Exod. 25:22) All of them can be found [in the above dictum of Rabbi Judah]
in Torath Kohanim (1:4). Now, [even though it was Moses who exclusively heard
the prophecies,] one might think that they [i.e., the rest of Israel,
nevertheless] heard the sound [of God] ”calling“ [to Moses preceding the
prophecy]. Scripture therefore, says: [not ”He heard] the voice [speaking] to
him (לוֹ),“ [but] ”[he heard] the voice [speaking right up] to him (אֵלָיו)“
(Num. 7:89). [This verse could have used the word לוֹ, ”to him,“ rather than
such an exclusive expression as אֵלָיו, ”right up to him." However, it uses
this expression in order to teach us that only] Moses heard [the Divine voice
calling him], while all [the rest] of Israel did not hear [it]. — [Torath
Kohanim 1:4] from the Tent of Meeting: This teaches us that the [Divine] voice
stopped and did not project itself beyond the Tent [of Meeting]. One might
think that this was because the voice was low. Scripture therefore says, “[And
when Moses came into the Tent of Meeting, he heard] the voice” (Num. 7:89).
What is the meaning of “the voice” [with the definite article]? It is the voice
referred to in Psalms (29:4-5): “The voice of the Lord is in strength; the
voice of the Lord is in beauty. The voice of the Lord breaks cedars.” If so,
why does it say, “[and the Lord spoke to him] from the Tent of Meeting”? [To
inform us] that the [Divine] voice stopped. A case similar to this [where a
powerful sound uttered within the Holy Temple was not heard outside,] is: “And
the sound of the cherubim’s wings was heard up to the outer courtyard…” (Ezek.
10:5). One might think that the sound was low. Scripture therefore states
[further in that verse]: “…as the voice of the Almighty God when He speaks!”
Why then does the verse say, “[the sound…was heard] up to the outer courtyard”
[and not further, if this sound was indeed so mighty]? Because when it reached
there, it stopped. — [Torath Kohanim 1:5] [And the Lord spoke to him] from the
Tent of Meeting, saying: One might think [that God spoke to Moses] from the
entire house [that is, that the Divine voice emanated from the entire Tent of
Meeting]. Scripture therefore states, “[and he heard the voice speaking to him]
from above the ark cover” (Num. 7:89). [If so,] one might think [the voice
emanated] from the entire ark cover. Scripture therefore states [further in
that verse], “from between the two cherubim.” - [Torath Kohanim 1:5] saying:
[God told Moses:] Go forth and say to them [the children of Israel] captivating
words, [namely:] “For your sake God communicates with me. ” Indeed, we find
this is so for all the thirty-eight years that the Israelites were in the
desert, placed under a ban, [i.e.,] from the incident involving the spies and
onwards, the [Divine] speech was not addressed especially to Moses, for it
says, “So it was, when all the men of war had finished dying from among the
people, that the Lord spoke to me saying …” (Deut. 2: 16-17). [Only then was]
the Divine speech [again] addressed specifically to me. Another explanation [of
לֵאמֹר is that God says to Moses]: “Go forth and tell them My commandments, and
bring Me back word whether they will accept them,” as the verse says, “and
Moses reported the words of the people back to the Lord” (Exod. 19:8). -
[Torath Kohanim 1:6]
Rabbi Elazar says: Shir HaShirim 5:1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. Therefore come in my beloved Yisrael.
Rabbi Shimon says: Shir HaShirim 2:12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; There are no songs but Psalms and prayer.
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When any man of you brings an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd or of the flock.
When a man from
[among] you brings a sacrifice: Heb. יַקְרִיב כִּי, when he brings. [That is,
Scripture is not dealing here with an obligatory sacrifice, in which case it
would have said, “a man shall bring ….” Rather,] Scripture is speaking here of
voluntary sacrifices [and thus says, “When a man …brings a sacrifice”]. —
[Torath Kohanim 1:12] a man: Heb. אָדָם. Why is this term used here [as opposed
to “ אָדָם ”]? [It alludes to Adam, the first man on earth, and teaches us:]
Just as Adam, the first man, never offered sacrifices from stolen property,
since everything was his, so too, you must not offer sacrifices from stolen
property. — [Vayikra Rabbah 2:7] animals: Heb. מִן הַבְּהֵמָה. One might think
that wild beasts are also included [since sometimes wild beasts are included in
this term, and therefore may be offered up as sacrifices]. Scripture therefore
states [here], “from cattle or from the flock.” - [Torath Kohanim 1:16]
Rashi goes on to say that animals which are from Israel and not used in idolatry or considered gods or had bestiality performed upon them. You shall bring which means your sacrifice and voluntary or the half Shekel of every male 20 years old and above.
3 If his offering be a burnt-offering of the herd, he shall offer it a male without blemish; he shall bring it to the door of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the LORD.
All this was during the preparation for Aaron and his sons and Moshe demonstrated how to do it as he saw in heaven. This is the first seven days of the month of Nissan 2449. Rashi states that the Korban is a male and not a female and it must be brought before the tent aka Ochel Moed. Rashi reminds us that the Korban had to be designated by the placing of the hands on it. Example: Zeh Korban Olah or Chatas. I have been searching what to say about the Korbanos (sacrifice/offering) to renew what I wrote in the past on the subject and add to it. Kayn offered the first animal sacrifice recorded. It was rejected by G-D for any one of the following reasons which are unclear to us as the Torah did not mention specifically what it was. 1) The Korban was not of the choicest animal as was Hevel’s from the choicest fruit. (2) The Korban had a blemish or defect vs. the best looking fruit from the tree and ground. (3) The intent to offer the Korban was lacking. (4) There was a defect in the intent of the offering (What we call Machshavas Pigul – which in our Temple times was out of the time limit, not the specific offering or being offered up or eating outside of the Temple or Yerushalayim.) (5) Or a combination or disgusting act or rite accompanying the Korban.
Before the Lord…And he
shall lean: [The procedure of] leaning [the hands upon sacrifices] does not
apply to a high place [a private altar. These high places were permitted to be
used before the permanent Temple was built when the Mishkan was in Gilgal, Nob,
and Gibeon. Certain sacrifices could be offered up on them. We learn this from
the continuity of these two verses that only “before the Lord” -that is, in the
sanctuary precincts-one “should lean his hand upon” the head of sacrifices, but
not on a high place outside the sanctuary precincts.]- [Torath Kohanim 1:27]
4 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
Upon the head of the
burnt offering: [The text could have simply said “upon its head.” However, it
adds “burnt offering”] to include [any sacrifice that is called a “burnt
offering,” namely,] (1) an obligatory burnt offering, that it too requires
סְמִיכָה [leaning the hands on its head. Since this section deals with voluntary
burnt offerings, this case requires an extra word to include it. See commentary
on verse 2]; also included is (2) a burnt offering from the flock [that it too
must have סְמִיכָה, for this is not specified in the verses dealing with the
burnt offering from the flock. See verses 10-13]. — [Torath Kohanim 1:30] the
burnt offering: [The use of the definite article here teaches us that the verse
is referring to “the” burnt offering, i.e., the one mentionebd earlier, where
it says, “from cattle or from the flock” (verse 2). Thus] excluding the burnt
offering from birds. — [Torath Kohanim 1:30] and it will be accepted for him:
For which [sins] will [the sacrifice] be accepted for him [thereby atoning for
them]? If you say that [the offering is accepted and thereby the person is
atoned for] sins which incur the penalty of excision, the death penalty through
the court, the death penalty through the heaven[ly court], or lashes, their
punishments are [expressly] stated, [and thus, the person must undergo the respective
punishment to receive atonement for those sins]. Thereby, we determine that it
is accepted only for [failure to perform] a positive commandment [for which the
punishment is not expressly stated in the Torah, or [violation of] a negative
commandment that is attached to a positive commandment. [I.e., some negative
commandments are attached to a positive commandment that relates to the same
matter. An example of this is the law of the Passover lamb. The Torah states:
“And you shall not leave over any of it until morning, and whatever is left
over of it until morning, you shall burn in fire” (Exod. 12:10). Here, the
negative commandment is “attached” to the positive commandment. How so? If
someone has transgressed the negative commandment and left over some of the
Passover lamb until the following morning, he may exonerate himself from the
punishment he has just incurred by fulfilling the positive commandment
attached, namely by burning the remainder in fire. That is an example of “a
negative commandment that is attached to a positive commandment.” See Mak.
4b.]- [Torath Kohanim 1:31]
Again the laying of the hands on the Korban – if the Moshiach would suddenly come and we could offer up a Korban Pessach, we would have to have a group of about 25 adult males to eat the lamb in one night and probably more but I guess with families it would be enough for a Kezayis per adult. Note of all the Korbanos the only one that one could eat Tamay is the Pessach if the majority of the Jews were in Eretz Yisrael.
5 And he shall ritually slaughter the bullock before the LORD; and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall present the blood, and dash the blood roundabout against the altar that is at the door of the tent of meeting.
I added my translation of ritually slaughter the bull. This is the rule of the bad old translations that anywhere a Korban is written kill they mean ritually slaughter. What the Cohanim do with the blood of the slaughtered animal and how it is placed on the Mizbayach is described in details by Rashi as most people are unfamiliar with Gemara Zevachim and Menachos.
And he shall
slaughter…And…the Cohanim shall bring [the blood] : [Since the word Cohanim is
mentioned only in reference to receiving the blood, and not before, we learn
that all procedures in a sacrifice] from receiving [the blood in a vessel] and
onwards are the duty of the kehunah [as opposed to non- kohanim]. This teaches
regarding the slaughtering [which precedes receiving the blood], that it is
valid [even if performed] by a stranger [i.e., a non- kohen].-[Zev. 32a]
before the Lord: in the courtyard [of the Holy Temple]. In the case of our Parsha in the ground of the Mishkan before
Ochel Moed. and […the Cohanim] shall bring [the blood]:
[Although וְהִקְרִיבוּ literally means “bringing,” here,] it means “receiving”
[the blood in a vessel], which is the first [procedure immediately following
the slaughtering]. However, it literally means “bringing” [the blood to the
altar]. [Consequently,] we learn that both these procedures are the duties of
Aaron’s descendants [i.e., the kohanim]. — [Chag. 11a] Aaron’s descendants: One
might think [that these duties may be performed as well by Aaron’s descendants
who are] חִלָלִים, Cohanim whose lineage invalidates them for kehunah [e.g., if
the mother was divorced before marrying the kohen]. Scripture therefore adds:
“the Cohanim ” [indicating that these duties may be performed only by kohanim].
— [Torath Kohanim 1:38] [The kohanim, shall bring] the blood, and dash the
blood: Why does Scripture say, “blood, blood” here twice? To include [the cases
of blood from a burnt offering,] that was mixed up with the same type [of
blood, i.e., the blood of burnt offerings from two different people being mixed
up, and [blood from a burnt offering] that was mixed up with a different type
[of blood, i.e., from another type of sacrifice]. One might think that this
would also include [the case that the blood was mixed up with blood of] an
unfit sacrifice, or [blood from] inner sin offerings [the blood of which is to
be sprinkled on the inner altar] or [blood from] outer sin offerings [the blood
of which is to be sprinkled on the outer altar] even though [the latter, have
their blood dashed] above [the chut hasikra , the red line, of the altar],
while this [the burnt offering has its blood dashed] below [the chut hasikra of
the altar]. Scripture [therefore] states [regarding a burnt offering] in
another place: “its blood” (verses 11 and 15). [This expression teaches us that
only cases in which the blood of a burnt offering is mixed up with the blood of
another sacrifice which is also to be dashed below the chut hasikra on the
altar, no problems arise, and these bloods can both be dashed at that level of
the altar. This excludes the case of inner sin offerings whose blood is
sprinkled inside and outer sin offerings whose blood must be dashed above the
chut hasikra]. — [Torath Kohanim 1:39] And […the kohanim,shall…] dash [the
blood…around]: [The kohen] must stand below [i.e., on the ground], and dash
[the blood] from the vessel [in which it was received] onto the wall of the
altar below the chut hasikra , towards the corners [of the altar. Meaning, from
the ground he approaches the northeastern corner of the altar and dashes some
of the blood from its receptacle onto the corner ridge where the northern wall
and the eastern wall of the altar meet, below the red line. In this way, the
blood dashes onto both the northern and eastern sides of the altar with one
motion by the kohen. That motion is thus referred to as “one application (of
blood) which is two,” i.e., one dashing motion, which applies the blood to two
faces of the altar. The kohen then proceeds to the southwestern corner of the
altar and again performs this procedure, thereby applying the blood to both the
southern and western walls of the altar in one motion. Thus, in a total of two
dashing motions, the blood has been applied to the four faces of the altar.
These dashes are referred to as “two applications (of blood) which are four.”]
Therefore, it says “around,” namely that [with these prescribed dashing
motions] the blood is to be applied to the four sides of the altar. Now, one
might think that [when the verse says that the kohen must dash the blood around
the altar, this means that] he must encircle it [the altar with blood] like a
thread. Scripture therefore says: “[the Cohanim] shall…dash [the blood],” and
it is impossible to apply it [as a continuous line] around the altar through a
“dashing” motion. Alternatively, one might think that “shall…dash” refers to
one dashing motion. Scripture therefore says: “around” [and it is impossible to
apply the blood all around the altar with one dashing motion]. How then [should
the blood be applied to the altar]? The kohen must make “two applications,
which are four.” - [Torath Cohanim 1:40] [the altar] which is at the entrance
of the Tent of Meeting: But not when [the Tent of Meeting] is disassembled
[even though the altar itself may be standing, since at such a time the altar
is not “at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting”]. — [Torath Cohanim 1:44]
6 And he shall flay the burnt-offering, and cut it into its pieces.
And he shall skin [the
burnt offering]: Why does the verse say “the burnt offering” ? To include every
[kind of] burnt offering [not just this one in the procedure of] skinning and
cutting up [in the prescribed manner]. — [Torath Cohanim 1:45] its [prescribed]
sections: [The verse does not state that the animal is cut into pieces, but
rather “into its pieces,” implying that it must be cut into specific prescribed
pieces] and not [to cut] its [prescribed] pieces into [smaller] pieces. —
[Torath Cohanim 1:47; Chul. 11a]
The pieces of other
Korbanos are described in a Mishnah since this is a Korban Olah (Burnt)
everything is placed on the Mizbayach as opposed to gifts of Korbanos who go to
the Cohanim. This is other work that the Cohanim have to do and probably takes
a lot of training and percussion.
7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay wood in order upon the fire.
I mentioned some of the various functions in my introduction to Korbanos that the Cohanim do and this is one of them. Stacking up the wood and putting it on the Mizbayach is also Avoda Kodesh and not to be snickered at. Just as some of us who have made Matzos only get the first or second part of the rolling process it is all part of the holy process and should be viewed as such. (This includes the cleaning of the rollers within 18 minutes or the hard task of bearing the heat of putting in and out of the oven the Matzos).
8 And Aaron's sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, and the head, and the suet, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar; 9 but its inwards and its legs shall he wash with water; and the priest shall make the whole smoke on the altar, for a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the LORD. 10 And if his offering be of the flock, whether of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt-offering, he shall offer it a male without blemish. 11 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD; and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall dash its blood against the altar round about. 12 And he shall cut it into its pieces; and the priest shall lay them, with its head and its suet, in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar. 13 But the inwards and the legs shall he wash with water; and the priest shall offer the whole, and make it smoke upon the altar; it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the LORD.
This takes care of all animals in the Korban Olah.
14 And if his offering to the LORD be a burnt-offering of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtle-doves, or of young pigeons. 15 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and pinch off its head, and make it smoke on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be drained out on the side of the altar. 16 And he shall take away its crop with the feathers thereof, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, in the place of the ashes. 17 And he shall rend it by the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder; and the priest shall make it smoke upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire; it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the LORD.
The slaughtering of the fowls by the sharpened thumb nail of the Cohain is unique in all the offerings as the others are slaughtered by the sharpest knives and the same with fowl that we eat. This was unique to Korban Avoda.
2:1 And
when any one bringeth a meal-offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of
fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon. …
3:1 And if his offering be a sacrifice
of peace-offerings: if he offer of the herd, whether male or female, he shall
offer it without blemish before the LORD. …4:1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying … 13 And if the whole congregation of Israel shall err, the thing being hid from the eyes of the assembly, and do any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, and are guilty: … 22 When a ruler sins, and doeth through error any one of all the things which the LORD his God hath commanded not to be done, and is guilty: 23 if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, be known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a male without blemish. 24 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt-offering before the LORD; it is a sin-offering. 25 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering, and the remaining blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering. 26 And all the fat thereof shall he make smoke upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make atonement for him as concerning his sin, and he shall be forgiven.
27 And if any one of the common people sin through error, in doing any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, and be guilty: 28 if his sin, which he hath sinned, be known to him, then he shall bring for his offering a goat, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned. 29 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin-offering, and kill the sin-offering in the place of burnt-offering. 30 And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering, and all the remaining blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar. 31 And all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make it smoke upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven.
32 And if he bring a lamb as his offering for a sin-offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish. 33 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin-offering, and kill it for a sin-offering in the place where they kill the burnt-offering. 34 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering, and all the remaining blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar. 35 And all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make them smoke on the altar, upon the offerings of the LORD made by fire; and the priest shall make atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned, and he shall be forgiven.
The various Korbanos Asham for the common man, Congregation,
Rulers or even the Korban Chatas are mentioned that rulers, Cohanim Gadolim, Rabbis
and the common man can err for we are all human. It is harder for a
Congregation to err but after watching them elect or re-elect certain
politicians I wonder.
If a man is warned “don’t pick that fruit it is Shabbos” and he still picks the fruit he shall have no chance of repentance through a Korban. You may ask what happens if after a week, month or year he truly regrets what he did then he can atone only by true Teshuva, Tephilla and Tzeduka.
It once happened (from my own memory of a story)
He went to the Rabbi to help him find the poor man. The Rabbi called in the poor man and asked him to sell back to the man his note. The poor man demanded either 1000 or 10,000 Rubles that would be enough to pay for the whole wedding. The rich man pleaded that the sum was ridiculous but the Rabbi and the wife convinced him to pay it. Then the Rabbi told him that when he sold his portion it was not worth even one Ruble but now he had a made a great bargain because by buying it back it is worth much – much more than 10,000 Rubles.
2 or if any one touch any unclean thing, whether it be the carcass of an unclean beast, or the carcass of unclean cattle, or the carcass of unclean swarming things, and be guilty, it being hidden from him that he is unclean;
This section deals with ritual uncleanliness in the Mishkan and Mikdash and the atonement thereof.
3 or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever his uncleanness be wherewith he is unclean, and it be hid from him; and, when he knoweth of it, be guilty; …
26 And the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD, and he shall be forgiven, concerning whatsoever he doeth so as to be guilty thereby.
From the OU a pre-Pessach Survival Guide: http://www.ou.org/life/inspiration/pre-passover-survival-guide-cary-a-friedman/#.UTnYLSb8LIU
A 100 page Pessach Guide including USA last times for eating
Chametz in Daylight Standard Time. http://oukosher.org/passover/passover-guide/
According to the Rabbis Spelt Matzos if they are certified Gluten
Free are OK for the Seder if not one must skip them. (Some people use oats with
very low Gluten but an Allergist should be consulted prior to use) Lactaid Milk
for Lactose intolerance is permissible.
Please buy Matzos especially "Seder Matzos" however since I got one request in a direct post and special conditions in a kosher lePessach oven. I googled "halacha of baking matzos" which must be done from start to finish in a preheated over that the final products of the flour is withing 18 minutes. I suggest Mishnah Berurah or Code of Jewish Law. However where this person lives in the middle of nowhere I found this guide among them all it is a bit weak and many of us use brown paper on the table which is burned or destroyed after 18 minutes and new brown paper used. http://www.halachayomit.com/matza.html also http://www.star-k.org/kashrus/kk-passover-matzoh.htm Photos of making hand Matzos in 18 minutes: http://rabbi.bendory.com/cgi-bin/album/matzo Rabbi Lobel skipped the laws of baking Matzos http://www.torah.org/learning/halacha/pesach.html Shulchan Aruch Orach HaChaim http://www.torah.org/advanced/shulchan-aruch/classes/orachchayim/chapter34.html More on the baking of Matzos http://www.ou.org/torah/tt/5764/tzav64/matza.htm
Two
pilots die in training accident: http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=306132 Suspected cause: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/166154#.UUDP6leXT8c
Israel
Homeland Security Drill not the garbage TSA and what they do in the States in
Israel Napolitano and Holder would not make Private First Class: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4355764,00.html
Israeli
Politics – In the end perhaps it will be a minority government with the Likud,
Tziporah and the Charedim because of the piggish demands of Lapid and Bennett. http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=306218
We went through Nimrod,
Lavan, Pharaoh, Assyria, Bavel, and others throughout the years and eventually
this too shall pass: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/166215#.UUHWMmz8LIU
Most
likely Assad destroyed an old Synagogue: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4356728,00.html
The
wind shifted in the wrong direction unfortunately: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4354219,00.html
Rabbi Ari Kahn Shlita has published this blog in memory
of the 20th anniversary of the passing of Rav Soloveitchik. http://arikahn.blogspot.co.il/2013/03/blog-post_8.html
Rabbis
urge Bennet to have Charedim in the government. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/166092#.UT4bEFfQOHA
From Dennis - They will laugh if we get slaughtered: http://standforpeace.org.uk/dutch-youth-praise-hitlers-murder-of-jews/ Ah! But
Rabbi Glixman taught we shall see who laughs last!
Paramedics
smile: http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=305950
The
origin of the US Taps Call thanks to Jeanette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Nhtr5J00ntA#!
What we need is sane Dayanim who go according
to HASHEM and not false or pseudo stuff. A real Charedi fears HASHEM above all
and does things for the sake of heaven and can be Charedi and a painter or
plumber who just cleaned a septic tank. This week there were two things that
shocked me. I cannot sweep them under the table as they involved the police and
millions have read about them in the newspapers. PERHAPS the people involved
will do Teshuva but there is a gigantic Chillul HASHEM. I saw the news of Rav
Berland, 73 years old, accused of sexually abusing women and he was the
reverend leader of Breslov Chassidim. The police have witnesses in this case.
One in which he was groping a married woman and at least a second where he caught
by a Chassid on a nude woman claiming in these cases it was bringing them up to
higher spiritual worlds the police are handling the matters now. In another
case a Sephardic Rabbi lost his license to be a Congregation Rabbi after
selling the interior scrolls of the Sifrei Torah of his Synagogue and he is
under arrest and standing trial. NOW WHAT DOES THIS DO TO REAL LIGITIMATE
RABBIS?
Inyanay Diyoma
Thanks
to Dennis State Dept. is an embarrassment to America. http://video.foxnews.com/v/2210232629001/
Bad education
42% of the Austrians think Hitler may his name be erased was not that bad: http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?id=305814
Turkey
and Israel together against Syria? Written prior to the release of the UN
observers into Yarden: http://debka.com/article/22811/Joint-US-Israel-Turkish-Jordanian-HQ-to-operate-in-Syria-in-chemical-war-
Nuclear
Iran anybody? http://debka.com/article/22813/Obama’s-Israel-visit-is-on---to-sweeten-pill-of-nuclear-Iran
Al
Qaeda becomes a force on the Golan Heights: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/166044#.UTxFU2z8LIU
The Kabbalists are predicting a nuclear attack on Paris. Ground
zero has been identified due to the anti-Semitism there: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4355059,00.html
The
Golan demilitarized zone is filled with Al Qaeda as UN flees: http://www.debka.com/article/22815/Hundreds-of-UN-Syrian-Golan-UN-observers-scramble-to-safety-in-Israel
Al
Qaeda makes inroads in Syria but seems to already control Sinai. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/166116#.UT6ydGz8LIU
Molotov
Cocktails for all - IDF shoots stone thrower of the year award winner when he
endangered soldiers’ lives. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/166155#.UUAF8Gz8LIU
Strategic: In every generation there stands against us to
destroy us but HAKADOSH Baruch Hu saves us from them. http://debka.com/article/22819/Al-Qaeda’s-Nusra-fights-to-seize-Syrian-Golan-in-time-for-Obama-visit
White
Smoke from the holy city of Yerushalayim the third Netanyahu government takes
shape: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4356204,00.html List of ministers: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/166203#.UUFTgGz8LIU
Local
Arabs terrorize Israelis in the court system: http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=306365
Pfizer
wrote JEW on my stepfather's job application
do I have to say more! http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/03/12/fda-warns-zithromax-can-cause-fatal-irregular-heart-rhythm/?test=latestnews
Most of
Israel is worried about politics a series of stoning and fire bombs in the
Shomron since Obama announced his visit, locusts in the south, 1 dead and 20
heat exhausted in a Tel Aviv shortened Marathon and stealthily in the north an
evil is developing. “The evil will come out of the north” Yermiyahu 1:14 http://debka.com/article/22826/US-drone-escapes-attack-over-Hormuz-Syria-threatens-to-bomb-Lebanon-Russian-marines-dock-in-Beirut
Only
after a Toddler is in danger of dying and about 7 injured in incidents last
night: http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=306554
Dramatic
terror arrest in Tel Aviv: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/166260#.UUL15mz8LIU
Now for M. Wolfberg’s Good Shabbos Story “A nice tie”
Good Shabbos
Everyone. This week's Torah
Portion Vayakhel, speaks in detail about the splendidly constructed Mishkan,
the portable tabernacle wherein the Bnai Yisroel served Hashem in the
wilderness. Today we are sadly lacking the Bais Hamikdash, however,
Hashem did not leave us "empty handed;" today we can serve Hashem
through davening - prayer. Prayer means different things to different
people, but for most people, prayer can be a tremendous source of strength in
life. The following amazing true story involving prayer and the mitzvah
of tefillin, illustrates this concept.
Chaim used to take the subway with four of his friends to the sky-scrapers in the heart of Manhattan and go visiting offices one after the other looking for Jews that perhaps wanted to put on Tefillin.
Generally they got positive responses and a few Jews even put Tefillin on for themselves. But one law firm was like an impenetrable iceberg.
The non-Jewish lawyers at that particular firm were friendly and good humored but the Jewish ones had no time. And those that might have been interested were quickly discouraged by the head of the firm. He was a no-nonsense every-moment-is-precious hard as nails attorney that was worth several hundred dollars per hour. When he was anywhere in the office, even in his room, there was no chance that our heroes could even pass the front desk. And if the boss chanced to come out of his office he would have them evicted; he'd mumble something to the receptionist on the way to his room and in a few minutes she would politely ask them to leave.
This went on for about a half a year, the yeshiva bochurim made zero headway but they didn't give up. In any case it was only one of the offices on their route and some Jews have to be asked a thousand times before they agree. At least they would get in the first few hundred.
One Friday they arrived just as their subway was pulling out and were waiting for the next to come when one of the vendors there, a Mexican fellow who set up a table and sold pens and other small items, approached them, pointed to Chaim, held up a black tie and said, "You need a tie."
"No thanks." Chaim said politely. "But thanks anyway." "No, NO!" The Mexican insisted "You NEED a tie. You are an important person with a white shirt. Such a person need a tie. Here I sell you the tie for less. I give you a reduction. Five dollars instead of seven. Good? Take it!"
"Nope! Sorry. I don't want a tie!" Chaim protested calmly. "But thanks anyway. Okay? But sorry. I don't want it!!"
But the fellow wouldn't take no for an answer. For the next five minutes he kept it up. "This tie is just for you! If you wear it you will look good! I know what I am saying. You need it." etc etc.
Chaim tried to protest more assertively, "Hey! I don't have money for a tie, okay? But to no avail. The Mexican was not giving up.
Finally Chaim's friends decided the only way to get rid of him was to simply buy the tie. Each put in a dollar, gave the man the five dollars and Chaim took the tie happy to finally have a little peace and quiet. "Okay?" one of the bochurim said to the salesman: "Now are you happy we bought the tie. Okay?"
"No, NO!!" The salesman said. "I'm not happy! You must WEAR the tie! What, you think I sold for me the tie? No! it's for you! You MUST wear it. It will make you look good. See?" As he grabbed for the tie.
"Look," Said Chaim exasperatedly, "It's my tie now and I'll do what I want with it. If I want I don't have to wear it. Okay! Plus I am not good in making a tie."
"Oh! No problem!" he answered "I show you how to tie it. Here, look. Give me the tie, bend over a bit ... I put you collar up like this. Seel'
And before Chaim knew it the fellow had done it! Chaim was wearing a tie! (thinking to himself that as soon as he gets on the train he'll take it off.)
But the salesman knew his business. "Ahh! It is beautiful!!" he stepped back and said admiring his own work. "Now you must promise me that you won't take it off."
"What? You mean I can't have to wear it the rest of my life?!" They all laughed including the salesman. Chaim was wondering why the Subway was taking so long.
"No no!" he answered. "Just promise me you will wear it today. So you give it a chance. Good? Promise? You see it looks so beautiful! You must promise!"
"Listen" Chaim said "Who are you anyway? Did my mother send you or something?" But for some reason he suddenly blurted out "Okay! Okay! I'll leave it on today."
At that moment the subway came roaring in, they all got on and twenty minutes later they were in Manhattan involved in putting Tefillin on Jews and forgot the Mexican and the episode with the tie.
Finally came the turn of the 'ice berg' law firm. They got out of the elevator on the fifteenth floor, entered the large marble-floored reception room and smiled at the receptionist.
A few of the gentile lawyers passed them by and said hello as they rushed from room to room. Then appeared .... the boss! "Who are they?" he said to the receptionist. Then, not waiting for an answer turned to them and said sternly, "Who are you? What do you want here?"
"We're from the Lubavitcher Rebbe and we came to see if there are Jews here that want to put on Tefillin," one of them answered, preparing to get evicted as usual. He looked at them silently for a second or two like a wolf about to pounce on his prey, pointed at Chaim and said: "YOU! I want you to follow me!"
It didn't look good. After all, this guy knew all the laws. He was the head of the firm! It could be that somehow they were trespassing. Maybe he would call the police.
But Chaim, without thinking too much, followed him down a wide, highly polished corridor into his plush office. The lawyer closed the door behind them, turned to Chaim and said. "I want to put on Tefillin."
After a few years of outreach nothing really surprised Chaim anymore and after five minutes he had finished putting on tefillin with the Attorney.
"You probably want to know why I put on Tefillin, right?" The attorney asked. "Well, I'll tell you." "I might look like a successful man but the fact is I'm having several big crisis in life. Our firm is losing several very big cases and suffering other financial setbacks. Not only that but I'm having some personal problems as well. I'm not used to being on the helpless side but I needed help. I didn't know to whom to turn, I mean, someone who really cared. As lawyers, we live a pretty cold life sometimes.
"Then, yesterday I happened to see one of the cards you fellows left here with the Lubavitcher Rebbe's picture on it and it struck a note. I began to wonder if perhaps he could do something. After all, I did put on Tefillin after my Bar Mitzvah for a while.
"Anyway, maybe you won't believe this but last night I had a dream. "I dreamt that I saw the Lubavitcher Rebbe. He smiled and I asked him if he could help me. He answered, 'But I send you a group of young men every Friday with Tefillin!' To which I replied. 'What, those ragamuffins? They look terrible, like a bunch of bums! Why none of them even wears a tie!!'
"Then the Rebbe looked at me and said 'You want a tie? Okay, I'll send someone with a tie!' And I woke up." "So when I saw you with a tie I knew that it wasn't only a dream." The attorney began putting on Tefillin regularly and a close friendship developed between him and the fellows. He gained great solace from his daily "ritual" of putting on Tefillin and davening to his Creator. As far as anyone knows his problems were alleviated! Good Shabbos Everyone. M. Wolfberg is sponsored by: In memory of R' Yaakov ben Naftoly, of blessed memory In Memory of Reb Yitzchok ben Reb Shimon (Friedman) of blessed memory Refuah Shleima to Reb Mordechai Mendel ben Tziporah Yitta Refuah Shleima to Leah bas Tziporah
Chaim used to take the subway with four of his friends to the sky-scrapers in the heart of Manhattan and go visiting offices one after the other looking for Jews that perhaps wanted to put on Tefillin.
Generally they got positive responses and a few Jews even put Tefillin on for themselves. But one law firm was like an impenetrable iceberg.
The non-Jewish lawyers at that particular firm were friendly and good humored but the Jewish ones had no time. And those that might have been interested were quickly discouraged by the head of the firm. He was a no-nonsense every-moment-is-precious hard as nails attorney that was worth several hundred dollars per hour. When he was anywhere in the office, even in his room, there was no chance that our heroes could even pass the front desk. And if the boss chanced to come out of his office he would have them evicted; he'd mumble something to the receptionist on the way to his room and in a few minutes she would politely ask them to leave.
This went on for about a half a year, the yeshiva bochurim made zero headway but they didn't give up. In any case it was only one of the offices on their route and some Jews have to be asked a thousand times before they agree. At least they would get in the first few hundred.
One Friday they arrived just as their subway was pulling out and were waiting for the next to come when one of the vendors there, a Mexican fellow who set up a table and sold pens and other small items, approached them, pointed to Chaim, held up a black tie and said, "You need a tie."
"No thanks." Chaim said politely. "But thanks anyway." "No, NO!" The Mexican insisted "You NEED a tie. You are an important person with a white shirt. Such a person need a tie. Here I sell you the tie for less. I give you a reduction. Five dollars instead of seven. Good? Take it!"
"Nope! Sorry. I don't want a tie!" Chaim protested calmly. "But thanks anyway. Okay? But sorry. I don't want it!!"
But the fellow wouldn't take no for an answer. For the next five minutes he kept it up. "This tie is just for you! If you wear it you will look good! I know what I am saying. You need it." etc etc.
Chaim tried to protest more assertively, "Hey! I don't have money for a tie, okay? But to no avail. The Mexican was not giving up.
Finally Chaim's friends decided the only way to get rid of him was to simply buy the tie. Each put in a dollar, gave the man the five dollars and Chaim took the tie happy to finally have a little peace and quiet. "Okay?" one of the bochurim said to the salesman: "Now are you happy we bought the tie. Okay?"
"No, NO!!" The salesman said. "I'm not happy! You must WEAR the tie! What, you think I sold for me the tie? No! it's for you! You MUST wear it. It will make you look good. See?" As he grabbed for the tie.
"Look," Said Chaim exasperatedly, "It's my tie now and I'll do what I want with it. If I want I don't have to wear it. Okay! Plus I am not good in making a tie."
"Oh! No problem!" he answered "I show you how to tie it. Here, look. Give me the tie, bend over a bit ... I put you collar up like this. Seel'
And before Chaim knew it the fellow had done it! Chaim was wearing a tie! (thinking to himself that as soon as he gets on the train he'll take it off.)
But the salesman knew his business. "Ahh! It is beautiful!!" he stepped back and said admiring his own work. "Now you must promise me that you won't take it off."
"What? You mean I can't have to wear it the rest of my life?!" They all laughed including the salesman. Chaim was wondering why the Subway was taking so long.
"No no!" he answered. "Just promise me you will wear it today. So you give it a chance. Good? Promise? You see it looks so beautiful! You must promise!"
"Listen" Chaim said "Who are you anyway? Did my mother send you or something?" But for some reason he suddenly blurted out "Okay! Okay! I'll leave it on today."
At that moment the subway came roaring in, they all got on and twenty minutes later they were in Manhattan involved in putting Tefillin on Jews and forgot the Mexican and the episode with the tie.
Finally came the turn of the 'ice berg' law firm. They got out of the elevator on the fifteenth floor, entered the large marble-floored reception room and smiled at the receptionist.
A few of the gentile lawyers passed them by and said hello as they rushed from room to room. Then appeared .... the boss! "Who are they?" he said to the receptionist. Then, not waiting for an answer turned to them and said sternly, "Who are you? What do you want here?"
"We're from the Lubavitcher Rebbe and we came to see if there are Jews here that want to put on Tefillin," one of them answered, preparing to get evicted as usual. He looked at them silently for a second or two like a wolf about to pounce on his prey, pointed at Chaim and said: "YOU! I want you to follow me!"
It didn't look good. After all, this guy knew all the laws. He was the head of the firm! It could be that somehow they were trespassing. Maybe he would call the police.
But Chaim, without thinking too much, followed him down a wide, highly polished corridor into his plush office. The lawyer closed the door behind them, turned to Chaim and said. "I want to put on Tefillin."
After a few years of outreach nothing really surprised Chaim anymore and after five minutes he had finished putting on tefillin with the Attorney.
"You probably want to know why I put on Tefillin, right?" The attorney asked. "Well, I'll tell you." "I might look like a successful man but the fact is I'm having several big crisis in life. Our firm is losing several very big cases and suffering other financial setbacks. Not only that but I'm having some personal problems as well. I'm not used to being on the helpless side but I needed help. I didn't know to whom to turn, I mean, someone who really cared. As lawyers, we live a pretty cold life sometimes.
"Then, yesterday I happened to see one of the cards you fellows left here with the Lubavitcher Rebbe's picture on it and it struck a note. I began to wonder if perhaps he could do something. After all, I did put on Tefillin after my Bar Mitzvah for a while.
"Anyway, maybe you won't believe this but last night I had a dream. "I dreamt that I saw the Lubavitcher Rebbe. He smiled and I asked him if he could help me. He answered, 'But I send you a group of young men every Friday with Tefillin!' To which I replied. 'What, those ragamuffins? They look terrible, like a bunch of bums! Why none of them even wears a tie!!'
"Then the Rebbe looked at me and said 'You want a tie? Okay, I'll send someone with a tie!' And I woke up." "So when I saw you with a tie I knew that it wasn't only a dream." The attorney began putting on Tefillin regularly and a close friendship developed between him and the fellows. He gained great solace from his daily "ritual" of putting on Tefillin and davening to his Creator. As far as anyone knows his problems were alleviated! Good Shabbos Everyone. M. Wolfberg is sponsored by: In memory of R' Yaakov ben Naftoly, of blessed memory In Memory of Reb Yitzchok ben Reb Shimon (Friedman) of blessed memory Refuah Shleima to Reb Mordechai Mendel ben Tziporah Yitta Refuah Shleima to Leah bas Tziporah
Have a wonderful Shabbos and
ladies and gentlemen please-please do not go overboard Pessach cleaning
remember one can sell any possible stains of Chametz for Pessach that has not
be completely removed or destroyed or poured over with oven cleaner or bleach
or in some way rendered unfit for a dog to eat.
Rachamim Pauli
