Weekly Newsletter Volume 5, Issue 21, Parshas Vayakhel

March 22, 2025; 22 Adar, 5785 Sponsored anonymously for the Refuah Shleimah of Yair Nissan Ben Sara

In the small Polish town of Radin where he lived, the Chofetz Chaim once received a letter containing a substantial sum of money. The sender had addressed it to "The Famous Rabbi of Radin." The Chofetz Chaim’s heart raced when he saw the unexpected bounty as his struggling Yeshiva desperately needed the funds.

Upon opening the letter, the Chofetz Chaim realized there was a problem. While he was indeed a rabbi in Radin, there was another distinguished rabbi in town who also had a significant following. The ambiguous address meant the sender might have intended the money for the other rabbi....

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Weekly Newsletter Volume 5, Issue 20, Parshas Ki Sisa

March 15, 2025; 15 Adar, 5785 Sponsored anonymously for the Refuah Shleimah of Yair Nissan Ben Sara

The Gemorah in Brachos discusses the very high level of Emes (truth) practiced by Rav Safra. This level of Emes is called, “Dover Emes Bilvavo” – speaking truth in one’s heart. This means honoring an intention or commitment that one makes to oneself, as if it was actually verbalized and promised to another.  The Gemorah relates that Rav Safra was once sitting in his store when a customer walked in and offered him a price for some merchandise. Rav Safra did not respond because he was in the middle of reciting Kriyas Shema at that moment. Although nothing was verbailzed, Rav Safra resolved to sell the item to the customer at the price that was offered. The customer then mistook Rav Safra’s silence as a rejection of his offer and offered a higher price...

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Weekly Newsletter Volume 5, Issue 19, Parshas Tetzaveh

March 8, 2025; 8 Adar, 5785 Sponsored anonymously for the Refuah Shleimah of Yair Nissan Ben Sara

QUESTION: Due the nature of my position, I am required to pick up all the phone calls that I receive (even the ones that my caller ID identifies as, “Scam Likely.”) Most of these calls are spam calls and waste my time. If I answer the spam caller and tell him that I am not interested in whatever he is selling, he is undeterred and just calls me back later with something else that I am not interested in. I do know, however, that these spam callers have buttons on their call consoles that they can press to quickly and efficiently place me on their “Do Not Call” list. However, when I ask to be placed on this list, I am often ignored. So here is my question...

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