Parashat Hashavua

Portion LechLecha - go for YOURSELF

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Portion LechLecha - go for YOURSELF
 
Go? Are we ever able so fast to leave our birthplace?
 
Are we
 
"Moving on from Noah?"
 
At the end of that Portion - iit teaches "Abraham has to move".
 
On? Up? Away? To BECOME the first truly Holy Man?
 
The King didn't like his monotheism. 
 
In the world before NOAH  -" anything goes."
 
But Now after the flood - rulers created "order" -
Like the Mafia or Nazis "order"  by destroying competition!
 
Monotheism is competition for mind control and enslavement.
 
So Remember from last week's portion
(As per my friend Rabbi Yehoshua teaching of the book Seder Hadoʻrot )
 
Who were the wives of Noah's 3 sons?
 
They were 
 
3 holy granddaughters  of Metushelach - also a TZadik - a holy man
 
 
Who was  the last tzadik ... Saving the world... Until he passed away...
 
And the animals - who were the ones who got to ride in the ark?
 
You know actually its likely sll thhe animals started to fight
 
Except for those who were  selectred by Hashem
Because they were not violent!
 
Why does that matter for our portion?
 
So let's start Going!
 
 
 Portion LechLecha - go for YOURSELF
 
 
Israel news:
Today Tuesday 18 new ambulances were dedicated with pictures in honor of the ambulance workers killed in their ambulances on Oct 7th 2023.
 
May they be ŕemembred - and revenged.
 
I am waiting outside the Great  Synagogue in Jerusalem 
to meet an old friend and grab some coffee.
 
Meanwhile a batallìon of new army recruits are entering for a lecture. Great kids. Protecting us ALL!
 
Sepharadic and Ashkenazi.
 
 What's the difference besides the spicy food?
 
Very little just customs.
 
For instance see this about Kashrut differences.
 
 

Rabbi Shor 's Simla Chadasha

strongly criticized the Pri Chadash, a sefer written by a Sephardic gadol. He said that the Pri Chadash contained errors because the author had only spent two years writing it.

Second, the Simla Chadasha discusses the practice of rubbing (מיעוך) the sirchos (adhesions on the lungs) to allow for Kashrus. Sephardic poskim completely reject this practice

And the ARMY fired the chief prosecutor - for illegally leaking a film
(to push her leftist agenda) a couple of years ago.
 
AND
 
a  Rabbi Lankry accused Rabbi Yosef of repeatedly humiliating the Religious Zionist community and belittling IDF soldiers... for
 
  a consistent pattern of attacks against those who serve in the army and live a life of Torah
 and work, "
 
and from Rav Shlomo:
 
“I had to move
Really had to move”
 
 REB SHLOMO CARLEBACH
 On Parshat Lech Lecha 
 
Keep On Moving
 
  It's so easy to do today what you did yesterday, and to do yesterday what you did the day before.
 You know friends, as far as I'm concerned, the saddest thing in the world is when you meet people today and you had met them ten years before and they haven't moved an inch. 
Basically, we are living in a society where people are standing still. ...
 
 In fact when someone moves too fast, people think they are crazy because society expects certain things. It's as if you should maintain the same level of Jewishness, the same level of belief in    G-d from after Bar Mitzvah until your dying day. ...
 
  You know what G-d says to Avraham? "Lech Lecha."
 
 Avraham, you want to be a servant of G-d? Move, keep on moving. ...
 
 Let me share with you something very deep. A lot of people are moving; how do you know if they are moving in G-d's direction? I'll tell you something. If you are moving in the direction of G-d, the more you move up, the closer you move to people. ...
 
 We all need so much to move closer to G-d, to move closer to people.
 But above all, Lech Lecha, keep on moving. Don't stop ...
 
 Get closer to yourself, to the deepest depths of you, and closer to every human being in the world.
 
Good Shabbos! From
Rabbi Shlomo
 
May the world stop moving backwards 
 
and start teaching that we dont need another Noah flood
 
just more Abrahams.
 
Shabbat Shalom 
 
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz

Portion Noah and the Houti Ship... And is a Tunnel like a Tayva (ark)?

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 Portion Noah and the Houti Ship... And is a Tunnel like a Tayva (ark)?
 
  • And News for us in Israel:
Many freed captives said it was belief and faith that saved them in those dank tunnels!
 
 
below is a picture showing the results - with
 
Yosef Ohana and friend Daniel Sharabi friends who
Have been putting on tefilin since being freed!
 
 
`And From who else?
 
Thanks Stuart W:
“Let it be know, there is a fountain 
That was not made by the hands of man" 
 
Reb Shlomo Carlebach on Parshas Noach
 
“The waters strengthened and 
increased greatly upon the earth”
(Genesis 7:19)
 
 Open your hearts like mad. Water does not address itself to your consciousness, water is from beyond creation. 
 
Water is basically unconscious. Water wipes out your consciousness. 
 
When I'm very sad and consciously I have no way to be happy, I put water on my face and I am suddenly happy 
and awake, because water mamesh reaches the unconsciousness. 
 
Friends, it's so much deeper than this and, gevalt, 
 
You have to go through so much pain until you realize that with your consciousness you don't reach anything. And then you get so crazy until you want to wipe your consciousness out. 
 
You know what the people of the flood wanted? They wanted to wipe out the consciousness, but forget it, 
 
water came and wiped them out. Let me ask you friends,
 
 on what level was Noach serving God? 
 
Noach was serving God consciously, because when I see a sinner on a conscious level, they have no way to make it in this world. 
 
Sometimes you meet people and you know that on the level of higher consciousness, you can reach them so easily, so easily.
 
 You know what the craziest thing is? People who are serving God consciously…it's so hard to get them to a higher consciousness. 
 
If consciously you are nothing then it's so easy, there is nothing in the way. 
 
On Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Succos, I am praying to God, God gives me everything and I share it with the world.
 
 Master of the World, I want you to give me something where the giving doesn’t end. 
 
I want you to give me something so deep with which I can revive the whole world. 
 
On that day I pray for rain, I pray for this one drop of water to give myself new life, to bring the whole world back to life.
 
 ”U’she’avtem mayim be’sasson,” (You shall draw water with joy).
 
You can basically give over conscious teaching, but unconscious teaching is like the Prophet says, 
 
“kamayim la’yam mechasim: (Yeshaya 11:9), (like the waters that cover the ocean). 
 
The water of the ocean is so deep. Do you know why water in Hebrew is always in plural? (Mayim) 
 
One drop is hiding the other drop, every drop is hiding behind the other drop
 
. If all I am serving God is only what you can see, then it's meaningless.
 
 If my loving you in this world is only what you can see, that my love is not worthy of you, it has to be so deep and so hidden.
 
Good Shabbos! (From Rav Shlomo)
 
Shabbat Shalom
 
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz

Sukot 2025 Day 1. : Ideas from M. Ribner

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 As I write this message, so much is unknown.
 
 Will the hostages be released? Will there be a cessation of the war in Gaza? Is it really up to Hamas? 
 
What is really the best thing for Israel? Israel itself is very divided about the best way to proceed at this time. 
 
America is also increasingly polarized.There is a government shutdown, there is escalating crime and it almost looks like civil war in several cites. 
 
Anti semitism is increasing all over the world. On this past Yom Kippur a terrorist murdered innocent Jews attending synagogue in Manchester England.
 
 His first name given to him by his parents was Jihad! 
 
Sitting in a succah reminds us that we are also on a journey reminiscent of the journey of the Jewish people who left Egypt.
 
 Life in this physical world (has always been) a journey with many unknowns. 
 
Sitting in a succah is a time to learn what is really important in life. 
 
During Sukkot, we let go of what is not true, to let go of what is not connected to our heart and to who we really are. 
 
We learn to be with ourselves, with others, with our ancestors, with our Jewish history, and with God.
 
 May we all taste eternity in moments with love and joy that is not dependent on anything physical during this holiday...
 
...
 
The Lubavticher Rebbe reminds us " Let us trust in God with the confidence that everything will turn our for the best for that very trust brings about a positive outcome. 
 
" Trusting that God is in charge and everything is happening for the higher good brings joy, even when things may still feel challenging. .
 
...
 
And from AE
 
 Blessings from Paradise await us in the Sukkah of Peace!

Portion VaYeLech - Momentum and Moving

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Portion VaYeLech - Momentum and Moving

The "weekly short dvar" guy focused on HAKHEL

The mitzva where once in 7 years the King reads Torah
In Jerusalem
For the masses of Israelites- including children.

He quotes

why would children be required to attend? If anything, their presence would likely distract from the experience
as parents struggle to control their young children.

Surprisingly, the Lekach Tov suggests that the children’s attendance is ...in fact, essential
for creating a positive experience for the entire family unit, especially the younger members.

(Because the best instruction is BEING THERE!)


Chief Rabbi David Lau mentions that this week is Shabbos Shuva! Meaning Returning!

He cites Kli Yakar (I was at the grave in Prague ) on the beginning of the portion

"Vayelech Moshe" who went from tent to tent to teach - the only way to make PEACE -shalom -

which is INCUMBENT ON US ALL.- a MusT HaLACHA!

"Shalom you must pursue"! 

AFTER STUDYING THIS WEEK ABOUT KORBANOT - SACRIFICES IN THE TEMPLE


I say Shalom is a korban - a sacrifice we must make sometimes -
if we want to make peace - we have to go to people who may hold a grudge -

and hold dialogue - to the point of peace (if not agreement).


Shabbat Shalom

Rabbi Andy Eichenholz
 

Portion Nitzavim - UNBROKEN KID (MOVIE) OR Wheelchair WINNER (real life)?

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Portion Nitzavim - UNBROKEN KID (MOVIE) OR Wheelchair WINNER (real life)?
 




Portion Nitzavim - UNBROKEN KID (MOVIE) OR Wheelchair WINNER? (real life)?

WHAT A FLIGHT! (coming in on El Al)
Inspiration at last!

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - AND THE KARATE KID - AND THE UNBROKEN KID!

IS THERE maybe STILL HOPE FOR AMERICA? AND For ALL of us? (see below)


My friend - the Unbroken (former Chicago) YID

(despite the wheelchair) - was at another grandchild's wedding last week!

Also a miracle!

Even if we ALL have issues - don't lose sight of the GOOD.



Very abridged this week -Reb Shlomo Carlebach
on Parshat Nitzavim - "The All of Me"

This Shabbos we read ... " you are ALL standing before G-d, (Kulchem} meaning ALL of you.
(But)
Everybody knows that on Rosh HaShana you are standing before G-d,
but the question is on what level? ...

We are being counted on the level of Kulchem, of all

being positive and do this and do that; it’s all very beautiful. But it’s all details.


Then that one thing which is just 'I' is the all.

There is one thing which touches the all of me,

which is the deepest depths of my existence.

Good Shabbos!
Shana Tova!
From Rabbi Shlomo


And SPEAKING OF GOOD


from Rabbi David Aron - also abridged:

"
the choices for goodness in real life are often much more subtle than most people recognize.
There is a subtle but real difference between “looking good” and “being good.”

Torah and Kabbalah teach that God created the world in order to facilitate the possibility for ultimate goodness,
which means goodness that has been chosen.

Our service to God is to choose goodness.

Life is all about choices. There are always choices to be made.
Every day we are all handed choices. Every day we all get different challenges.

No one can expect life to be a piece of cake in a world of choices.

But don’t worry. Try your best, and if you make a mistake, you can do teshuvah. (Repentance.)

You can be forgiven.
Remember, God knew the stakes were high,

and God is with you in your pain and struggle.

In fact, the Talmud tells us that before God created the world,

He created the power of teshuvah (repentance), because

the likelihood of our making mistakes was so great

that we couldn’t even last a moment without the possibility of teshuvah already available "



So NOW
we are close to Rosh Hashonno-
a time for a New Beginning and Focus for us ALL

My neighbor who lost his hand on October 7 - saving his family -

always says

"The Almighty gives us all challenges -
EVEN
Abraham and Sara had theirs
Joseph in slavery
Moses who had to run away from the lap of luxury of Pharoah's House

etc etc - through all history -

but for hundreds of years of intervals - we were free in our Homeland

and now again! despite all the challenges!


It says in the portion "Come Back" and
"redeem the
Land of your Forefathers"

"The task is not beyond you in the heavens
or across the seas."

That's what is going on this generation!

Challenges - but also solutions! Bridging the GAPS.


Blessings for
a Shabbat Shalom
and for
being written into the Book of Life

Rabbi Andy Eichenholz
 

Portion keyTahVoe - After the Tribes Entered Israel - 14 years with No Fruit?

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 Portion keyTahVoe - After the Tribes Entered Israel - 14 years with No Fruit?
 
I hope we are all
 
Getting ready for the High Holidays
 
Reminder please:
About 35 minutes after the Yom Kippur Shofar
Rabbi A needs a ride to Newark Airport
(Would love to stay but Sukkos is right behind)
 
Speaking About Shofars : 
Michi Yosefi - a well known influencr - 
 
reminds us how the 
Daily Shofar this month of Elul-
after each Elul morning prayer 
 
Is like the Yom Kippur " End the Fast " shofar blast
 
(With lots of meanings).
So HAVE a daily thought
For the survival and success
Of all Jewish people
 
And peace for the world via UNDERSTANDING 
 
Good to Share with our Neighbors!
 
The 14 years idea from above?
 
During the conquest of Canaan by Joshua
The Mitzva of bringing
First fruits to the Temple
HAD NOT YET BEGUN
 
The picture below is from this week's 
Seudas Mitzva - 
Siyum masechet babaKama
 
Finishing a Talmud Tractate.
 
During which
The local Town Rabbi
 
 Rav Grossman 
In speaking of the first Aliya of the Portion 
 
Connected offerings of
 
The First Fruits from the season at
The Temple in Jerusalem 
 
(A Great Mitzva)
 
Where the donor states Jewish History
From
Abraham down to now
 
 
To show that all our HISTORY is connected
 
Even to little Mitzvas
 
Like farmers bringing their first fruits to the
Jerusalem Temple.
 
Who knows - maybe next year we
Can all meet in Jerusalem?
 
(Rabbi A is in a blue shirt on left)
 
Shabbat  Shalom
 
Rabbi Andy 
 

Portion Key Tay Tzay (going to war) - and those Damned Hooties attacking again

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Portion Key Tay Tzay (going to war) - and those Damned Hooties attacking again
 
 
War for the world is like Putin like North Korea.
 
But for the Torah -look!
 
War and Women and Wounded Kids - all that in the FIRST  of the 7 Aliyas !
 
Then later : Divorce and.  ... AMALEK the attacker!
Pretty heavy stuff.
 
But from my friend Dr Moshe who writes
 
Parshas Ki Teitzei LaMilchama. When
You Go to War
 
Life is a battle and our mission is to extract the 
"Beauty of the womanliness"
 
(Aishes) Y’fas To’ar 
(a woman who who explains the beauty of all. AE)
 
that Hashem implants along the way.
 
 Recognize it, elevate it
 
Thank you:
CHALONEI ROKEA 
Israel and USA
 
Rav Kook the first chief Rabbi of Israel wrote
During WW I
"
We don't know what will happen - even
Wars bring about the Almighy's plans"
 
And the result was the Balfour Declaration !
 
And the early beginning of the State of Israel.
 
So who knows?
 
And Now - Thank you Stuie for the following (slightly edited by me)
 
“Rising up to paradise, I know I'm gonna shine”
 
Reb Shlomo Carlebach 
on Parshat Ki Teitzie 
Where
 the Portion (parsha) says "
"when you (singular) go out to battle your enemies." 
 
 
 it writes it in singular.
 
 So let me ask you friends, how can one Jew go out and conquer the world?
 It's crazy.
 
I want you to know, there are two struggles going on in our lifetime.
 
 One struggle is going on mamesh inside, deep inside.
 
 The struggle is when I don't even know if I want to be a Jew, I don't know if I should keep Shabbos. 
...
 
 These( and more)re all real inside struggles. 
 
But then there is something else. It's when my inside is already fixed.
 
 It's mamesh clear to me in two million ways that I cannot move an inch away from the Torah... I just can't, even if I wanted to.
 ...
 
 What's the first sign if I make a covenant with G-d? - that there are certain things inside
 
 that I don't have to struggle about anymore. I'm a Yid. 
 
Inside, inside, I don't have to struggle anymore. 
 
Sure, it's hard.
 
But you know something, I have choice when I am sitting by my Shabbos table. 
 
I can sit there and eat a meal, or I can mamesh keep Shabbos (with joy)  in the deepest depths.
 
(It says VA YEE NAH FASH.
How do most translations look?)
)
 G-d created the world in six days and on Shabbos He rested. 
What a sad translation! 
 
On Shabbos G-d gave the world a soul. (NEFESH)
 
On Shabbos G-d created a world of souls, of depth, of tasting that which is most real.
 
Shabbos invites all those who need new energy...
 
...
 
Isn’t G-d infinite? Isn’t life infinite?
 
 Shabbos is the name of G-d.
Will you accept the invitation of Shabbos?                                                
Won’t you come and taste a little bit of paradise?                                                       
Good Shabbos!
 
RAV SHLOMO
 
And I add
 
Our people  gave Gaza freedom and for 20 years
 
They ALL DUG TUNNELS
paid for by EuroDollars and OilMoney. 
 
While we conquer the world's of Health
And of Science
Win Nobel Prizes
 
And integrate Ethiopians and Ukraine immigrants.
 
Long live the plans of the Almighty 
And may we change the crazy false news
In the  world.
 
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Portion Shoftim ...Kings and Cops. And WATCH: 2,800-year-old mega-dam unearthed in Jerusalem

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Portion Shoftim ...Kings and Cops. (And WATCH: 2,800-year-old mega-dam unearthed in Jerusalem

The portón begins with:

SHOFTIM who are Judges
SHOTRIM who are police.

In the miðle it tells us
"Laws of Jewish Kings"

And ends with Priests -a Kohain- and Police!

This portion points to Who is the most powerful?
Jews or traditional Beduin Arabs OR
Maybe Corrections Officers- or is it Judges or ?Policemen ?

?

Last night I was at the wedding of a neighbor's

daughter.

The neighbor is a Corrections Officer – and all his kids are the greatest and most helpful ! Since we met them even before we moved in some months time ago.

Today the (Jewish) Air Conditioning repairman came in – and we spent 2 hours discussing archaeology and history of the area (besides testing a couple of our air conditioners).

He also told us of some wonderful Beduins he visits living on a hill in the area are – and how they have shown him caves where the local Jews lived over 2000 years ago!

(You can tell by the grooves in the entrances where Mezuzas used to be – and by the types of pottery and clay lamps – and the ancient Jewish coins they showed or sold him)!

Those Beduins explained how they are the original Moslems – pre-dating most followers of Mohammad and how they respect us and hate Hamas –

and how they live off the land herding their sheep and harvesting wild fruits and herbs and making olive oil in traditional ways.

We both agreed:
WHAT A LAND AND AMAZING PEOPLE ARE HERE!

Also see more and watch:

https://worldisraelnews.com/watch-2800-year-old-mega-dam-unearthed-in-jerusalem/

30 foot deep man made reservoir built 100 years before the first Babylonian- Iraqi invasion 700 BCE!

And just a few words from my teacher

“Cause we all need each other,
well you know it's true”

from Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach On Parshat Shoftim

Shoftim Vshotrim Titen Lecho Bchol Sheorechu (The torah commands us to put Judges and guards at the entrance to all of
our gates.)
The Shelah HaKaddosh, The Holy Shelah, explains that the gates we are talking about this week, are the seven gates we
all have, (eyes ears mouth etc)

so listen to me my sweetest friends,

the Torah calls it Shaar a “gate”, the deepest depth is that they open for us all the gates of heaven,

Hashem wants to give us so much we just have to take care of the gates, like in jewellery shop they have the doors,...

when we talk and hear only good on one another, you think the Ribbono Shel Olam isn’t taking care of us? ....

You have to look for someone (a teacher) who opens your gates, not one who shuts them.

The Ribbono shel Olam says, “I promise you, there will always be someone who will open the gates for you.”

The Ribono shel Olam is mamesh opening all the gates of heaven for us,

I bless you and me, when Hashem opens gates, we run to it And even more so, I bless you and me
we should open gates for each other.

Good Shabbos! (Rabbi Shlomo)

From AE: the portion ends with the (military) police excusing some soldiers from the army just before a battle .

What a history of kind Cops and Corrections officers and Beduin neighbors that fight in our
army against evil!

May we all be healed and saved and successful in everything

Shabbat Shalom

Rabbi Andy Eichenholz

Portion Eikev - In the Middle Of ...it ALL?

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Portion Eikev - In the Middle Of ...it ALL?
 
 

We know the Fifth book of the 5 Chumashim is mostly Moses – Moshe our Teacher – reviewing for all Israel – and US – to this day – the holy history and the holy laws of our people – lest we forget and think too much of ourselves.

Israel is always in the middle of the world – between Asia Africa and Europe.

Another "in the middle"  happened today when an Israeli ran out of gas in the middle of an Arab village outside of Jerusalem – and thankfully he was rescued by a Home Guard unit after being threatened by other cars' occupants (thank G-d for cell phones and soldiers).

And in the middle of our Portion we are reminded about the Golden Calf incident (where Moshe convinced the Almighty not to give up on us) – and also the MIDDLE PARAGRAPH of the Shema Yisrael!

 So today Hezbullah - still in the middle of Lèbanon- told Lebanon that they refuse to give up arms – and if threatened they will make life MISERABLE for EVERYONE.

But our Portion promises – and Moses reminds us - that the Almighty will always be there for us – but we need to be in the flow of holiness of our forefathers and for-mothers– not just the sometimes sad histoŕy which could repeat itselfflow of the history recapped in the Torah.

So how is it that Twenty-seven Israelis were murdered in Judea and Samaria in 2024, and more than 300 others were wounded (the group Hatzalah said in its annual report (also  a 70 year old woman - in RaAnana) - besides the war casualties...
 
is it because of all the anti-Israel bias strengthening a murderous group?
 
Or is it partly because we don't know how to focus the world and ourselves on what's 
important?
 
Rabbi Yissochor Frand (from Baltimore? from the Aish site) quotes :
The Maggid of Mezritch once said that when people face troubles, sickness or mortal danger, Heaven forbid, they all become religious. They all come to shul. They pray fervently. They say Tehillim with tears streaming down their cheeks. They give charity generously. But when things are going well, when they are going wonderfully, do they give much thought to the Almighty? This is the test of the manna - when the Almighty gave the people
whatever they needed .. . and yet ...
 
So do we have it too good?
 
Here's a worldy trick from Rabbi Carlebach:
 
“And night comes so quiet, 
it's close on the heels of the day”
 
Reb Shlomo Carlebach      
on Parshat Eikev
 
{The Hebrew word Eikev is translated as “And if”, however (it's funny  that)
the literal translation of the opening words of Parashat Eikev reads, “And behold if your heel will listen to these laws and keep them” the Mitzvahs you might trample on
 
There are a lot of things in life that even if I don’t do them, I’m also okay.
Here I want to share something very deep with you.
 
 The truth is that the most important things in life are the things which we don’t really have to do. 
 
The most important things in ..., in serving G-d 
 
are always the things which you can get by without doing them. 
 
The most important things between me, my wife, and my children are always the things I don’t have to do. If I don’t do it it’s also okay, 
but gevalt are they important, gevalt are they important.
 
I can be the best father in the world, I work hard, I give my wife money, she buys food. We have a maid at home, taking care of the children because I don’t have time, I say hello...
 
So I want to say a gevalt Torah (from the Portion beginning). It says Vehaaya Eikev Tishme’un Es Hamishpatim Ha’eile,
 
 and the greatest joy will be when finally, finally ‘Eikev’ you will mamesh understand what G-d wants of you. 
 
When do I finally understand that which the Master of the World truly wants of me?
 
 Vehaaya Eikev Tishme’un Es Hamishpatim Ha’eile, And it will be when you will finally hear THESE mitzvas’. Which mitzvahs are we talking about?
 
 Rashi says that Eikev is Mitzvas Kalos She’adam dash be’akeivav. We are talking about mitzvahs which I don’t have to do. 
 
Let me ask you something. I see a poor man and I give him ten dollars, do I have to smile at him? I don’t have to. Let me ask you something else,
 
 When I say good Shabbos to a yid, where does it say that I have to be (joyous) -besimcha? It doesn’t say that anywhere. 
 
I see yidden saying ‘Good Shabbos’ (fast and without genuine joy), so what can you do with it? He did everything right, Nebach!
 
So the Helige (holy) Ishbitzer says the deepest depths, Vehaya Eikev.
 
 It says by "the snake"  (see the Adam and Eve story) 
 
‘Vehu Yeshufcha Rosh Ve’aata Teshufenu Akev’, he will bite you in your heel. What does that mean?  
 
The snake doesn’t come to you with something that has to do with your head. 
 
The snake doesn’t tell you to drive your car on Shabbos. The snake doesn’t say to you to go to a non kosher delicatessen and buy ham. 
 
That much a snake knows,
 but you know what the snake the snake shows up when it comes to mitzvas you don’t have to do.
 
 Do you know what the snake does? He leaves you with ...⁷ Mamesh, the snake got one thing through to you.
 
 There are things which are not important, you don’t have to do them, you don’t have to do.
 
You can get away with everything
 
I bless you and bless me back, that we should do the Mitzvah’s that we don’t have to do, 
 
and we should do them with Joy!
 
Good Shabbos! Rabbi Shlomo
 
So to make a long story longer
 
We are in the middle of a war
And reborn anti semitism
And it may seem hard to deal with everything around us
 
But do what you do with Joy.
 
Blessings of Joy and Shabbos
 
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz 
 

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Why is this shabbat so holy?

In th Talmud they ask "How does the Almighty Spend his Time?"
And they answer :"Making Matches"
(that are as hard as the Splitting of the Red Sea!)

So on this Shabbat
We partner with the Almighty in making matches!

A few of the hostages who have been released from Gazahave gotten married!

A few of the widows of soldiers from this war have gotten remarried.

Is this easy?

Only the Almighty could work these "seemingly" inconsequential miracles!


From Dr Moshe 


Shabbos Nachamu-Tu bAv - happens 40 days before the date of the Creation !

The Fixing of so many things.

We need "to fix (creation and)
Our prayers, the Meraglim(spies) , the Golden Calf, my connection to the 10 Commandments
 
Gut Shabbos Gut Yomtov Gut Yahr

Moshe

And From Judy - the weekly Reb Shlomo Carlebach on Parsha Vaetchanan 
& Shabbat Nachamu (with a little editing by AE)

The month is called Menachem Av. ..the Hebrew word for “Consolation,”

so the name of this month means that G-d is begging us, His children, “Please, console Me.”

I heard this gevalt Torah from my uncle, in the name of the Maggid of Mezrich, who was one of the 6 million.

He could have gotten away from Germany a thousand times, but he said,

“As long as there is one Yiddele left in my city of Hamburg, I have to stay.”

My father would always tell me this Torah which he heard before he left his brother, my uncle.

My uncle would say like this,
This week the Haftorah starts with
“Nachamu Nachamu Ami,” - “My people, Console, Console.”

The Ribbono Shel Olam is begging us, “please, Yidden, console Me; please, My People... Please mamesh console Me!”

And my uncle would say that we Yidden answer, “Menachem Av” - Our Father, we will console you. 

How do we console our father? 
We promise You that this will be the year. This year, we’ll come back to You.

This year, we’ll come back to the Temple. This year we will bring Mashiach, let it be now!
... AND in the name of the Bal Haturim
Moses prayed to G-d 515 times
...
 What was that Prayer?
(numerical value) 515= שירה ( song)

It was the Tefilla ( prayer) of Song
Prayer through Song can break down any gates

Good Shabbos!
Rabbi Shlomo

And this week -
A young man enlisted in Israel with a special blessing from his Mom

Because his Dad (in Reserve duty) was in an encounter with terrorist and

he was killed last year...

May the Almighty hear ALL Mothers' prayers

and ALL OUR PRAYERS
and may we all pray a little for

safety of ALL Israel -
return of the hostages -
and
and the kind of end to this war which will leave Israel in peace!




Shabbos Shulim!



Rabbi Andy Eichenholz

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