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Guarding the Gates: Eyes and Heart December 8, 2024 by Riva Kent The sixth and final of the six constant mitzvot is the commandment, “Do not be misled by your heart and eyes.” We find the exhortation in the following verse: ื•ึฐื”ึธื™ึธึฃื” ืœึธื›ึถืึฎ ืœึฐืฆึดื™ืฆึดืชึ’ ื•ึผืจึฐืึดื™ืชึถึฃื ืึนืชึ—ื•ึน ื•ึผื–ึฐื›ึทืจึฐืชึถึผืึ™ ืึถืชึพื›ื‡ึผืœึพืžึดืฆึฐื•ึบึฃืช ื™ึฐ-ื”ึน-ื•ึธึ”-ื” ื•ึทืขึฒืฉึดื‚ื™ืชึถึ–ื ืึนืชึธึ‘ื ื•ึฐืœึนึฝืึพืชึธืชึœื•ึผืจื•ึผ ืึทื—ึฒืจึตึคื™ ืœึฐื‘ึทื‘ึฐื›ึถืึ™ ื•ึฐืึทื—ึฒืจึตึฃื™ ืขึตึฝื™ื ึตื™ื›ึถึ”ื ืึฒืฉึถืืจึพืึทืชึถึผึฅื ื–ึนื ึดึ–ื™ื ืึทื—ึฒืจึตื™ื”ึถึฝืืƒ That shall be your fringe; look at it and recall all the commandments of Hashem and observe them, so that you do not follow your heart and eyes… Read more
Esthet On Ben Pelet: How a Woman Can Save Her Husband from Sin December 8, 2024 by Eliora Ben Shmuel Abraham Lincoln once said: โ€œA house divided against itself cannot standโ€ฆโ€ While Lincoln was referring to the issue of slavery in America, it is clear that his statement is relevant in many cases, on both the macro and micro scale. Upon looking at Parshat Korach this is evident, the people could not withstand such a large schism and therefore, the rebels needed to be eliminated. That is all but a few, who were saved either… Read more
Vayishlach: The Holiness of Simplicity December 8, 2024 by Tamara Klein At the beginning of this weekโ€™s parsha, the pasuk tells us โ€˜vayivater yaakov levado,โ€™ that Yaakov was left alone. It is at this moment, when Yaakov is separated from his large family, that Eisavโ€™s angel comes to wrestle with him. Rashi explains that Yaakov was alone because he crossed back over the Yarden in order to fetch some small jugs which he had left. Although a seemingly minor or mundane detail, this article will explore… Read more