Weekly Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 21

March 2, 2024; 22 Adar 1, 5784 Sponsored anonymously L’Ilui Nishmas Sara Eidel Bas Mordechai

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...

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Weekly Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 20

February 24, 2024; 15 Adar 1, 5784 Sponsored anonymously L’Ilui Nishmas Sara Eidel Bas Mordechai

Periodically, the Chofetz Chaim would study Torah alone in one of Radin’s neighboring small villages, such as Vashilyshok.  Once, while in Vashilyshok, he sent a letter to his wife who was back in Radin, with one of the wagon drivers who was riding to Radin for the town’s Market Day. The Chofetz Chaim advised the wagon driver that the letter contained a very important message and needed to be delivered to his wife immediately.

The wagon driver thought the letter contained some valuable instructions on how the Chofetz Chaim’s wife should conduct her business affairs during the Market Day in Radin to maximize her profits...

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Weekly Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 19

February 17, 2024; 8 Adar 1, 5784 Sponsored anonymously L’Ilui Nishmas Sara Eidel Bas Mordechai

The Gemorah in Taanis 10B answers an apparent contradiction about learning Torah while traveling.  The Gemorah says that on the one hand, if Torah scholars are traveling and they do not discuss Torah on the way, they deserve a terrible punishment.  On the other hand, the Gemorah quotes Yosef’s charge to his brothers to not to engage in learning while travelling back from Egypt to tell Yaakov that he was still alive, lest problems develop in travel [because they are traveling and involved in their learning at the same time, which may cause them to lose their way]...

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