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- Purim & The Month of Adar
(Shushan Purim is Sunday), Ta’anit Esther will be
held early, on Thursday. The primary mitzvot of
Purim include: Hearing Megila both evening &
morning; Matanot Levyonim (giving at least 1 gift
to at least 2 poor people); Mishloach Manot
(giving at least 2 ready-to-eat items to at least
1 friend); Seudat Purim, the festive Purim meal
eaten Purim afternoon. On erev Purim it’s
customary to donate Machatzit HaShekel, the
1/2-shekel, giving 3 of the fixed coin of our own
time & place (shekel in Israel, $ in the USA,
etc.). Why 3? Because the pasuk uses the word
"Truma - offering" 3 times. Al HaNisim is added
to the Amida & Birkat HaMazon; Purim morning’s layning is the year’s shortest!
The Gemara says one should drink on Purim so he
is unable to distinguish between "Arur/Cursed
Haman" & "Baruch/Blessed Mordechai." But if this
leads to improper behavior or an inability to
daven properly with kavana/concentration it may
be suspended. One certainly should not drink
before driving home from the Seuda.
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Why does parshat Shoftim always come out during Elul? This innovative and central explanation is an eye-opener regarding many aspects of Judaism.
The Month of Elul TESHUVA IS THE ANSWER
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P'ninat Mishpat P'ninat Mishpat: Realtor’s Fee on Large Commercial Building – part I
(based on ruling 85031 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
(based on ruling 85031 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
P'ninat Mishpat Complaints about Contractor’s Work – part II
(based on ruling 83037.1 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
(based on ruling 83037.1 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
Chemdat Yamim Moreshet Shaul: The Goal of an Agricultural Yeshiva – part I
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 263 (address at the laying of the cornerstone of the Yeshiva Chakla’it in Kfar Haroeh)
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 263 (address at the laying of the cornerstone of the Yeshiva Chakla’it in Kfar Haroeh)
