SF - The Secret of Good Advice \ Proverbs 14:15

Tuesday \ January 29 2019 \ 23 Shevat 5779

Join Salant WhatsApp The Secret of Good Advice \ Proverbs 14:15 D'var Torah: "The thoughtless believe every word, but a clever man proceeds with understanding" (Proverbs 14:15). Although the importance of taking counsel is well known, it is important to use discretion when taking advice. Primarily, one needs to avoid taking counsel from an unworthy or unqualified person. Rather, always seek the counsel of a person who is upright and wise. An impulsive person is unable to take advantage of good counsel because they do not distinguish between a qualified advisor or a foolish one. Whereas, a clever person is not swayed by immoral or unwise advice. He takes counsel with a wise advisor, and proceeds on a straight and successful path.    Moral: If we use good judgement when seeking advice, then the path of goodness will shine before us, and lead us to success. Application: When you need clarity to help you make a decision, do not be influenced by unsound advice. Choose a wise and virtuous counselor. Intelligently consider his words and apply his advise in the best way for your situation. Follow the upright path to good judgement and success. (Based on the commentary of Rabenu Yonah)   The Salant Foundation is currently looking for a Shul or community to partner with us in sharing the merit of the unique and important Salant Kollel. There are practical and easy ways (such as adoptakollel.org) to create a special mutual relationship between the Kollel and a Shul or community.  If you think your  shul or community or even workplace might want to  participate in supporting the Salant Kollel, please  contact Rabbi Zvi Miller  at salantorg@gmail.com, and  we'll discuss how to go about implementing your idea. Thank you. Visit the Salant Library L"N R' Yochanon Mordecai ben Ephraim and Moras Esther Leah bas Yehudah Yoseph.        R' Maair Ben R' Yakutiel Javayeer z"tl  Refuah Shleimah Yochanon Baruch ben Fruma Ettta Riva bas Henya Zivia bas Raizel Tzvi ben Chana Leah Hadassah bas Michal Chana Chava Bas Michal Chanah Chaya Harriet Bat Sophie Lee Mazal Malkah Mollie Bas Sarah Yakir Efraim Ben Rachel Devora Chaya Leah bas Sara Chaya Shaina Chana Bas Itcha Netanel Ilan ben  Shayna Tzipora Shumel Ben Navat STAY CONNECTED:

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SF - Sensitivity for the Stranger \ Parashat Mishpatim

Monday \ January 28 2019 \ 22 Shevat 5779

Join Salant WhatsApp  Sensitivity for the Stranger \ Parashat Mishpatim D'var Torah: "Do do not mistreat a stanger or oppress him, for you were strangers in Egypt" (Shemos 22:20).  It is as if HaShem is charging Klal Yisrael to act with moral justice: "Don't mistreat or take advantage of helpless people like foreigners, widows, or orphans, etc., making the assumption that no one will come to their rescue. Remember that you were strangers enslaved in Egypt. I saw the oppression that the Egyptians imposed on you and I punished them and rescued you from their hand. I see the tears and hear the cries of the oppressed, who have no one to save or comfort them. I save each one of them from the persecutor who is more powerful than them. In addition, since you were foreigners in Egypt, you know that every foreigner feels sad and cries with his eyes directed toward Me. I will have mercy on Him, just as I had mercy on you." Moral:  HaShem warns us that the experience of our bondage in Egypt and the miraculous redemption, imbues us with the knowledge that HaShem will always defend the oppressed. In addition, since our souls know the pain of being a stranger, we are required to show fairness, empathy, and compassion to all strangers, widows, and orpans, etc. It is incumbent upon Klal Yisrael to never hurt or oppress the weak. Application: Reflect on Klal Yisrael's awareness of knowing the pain of being treated as a stranger and oppressed as an outcast. Remember in Egypt how HaShem felt the agony of our slavery and rescued us with great compassion. Review the verse, "Do do not mistreat a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in Egypt." Show sensitivity, respect, and compassion to all disadvantaged people, taking care to never hurt or oppress them. (Based on the commentary of the Ramban to the Torah) The Salant Foundation is currently looking for a Shul or community to partner with us in sharing the merit of the unique and important Salant Kollel. There are practical and easy ways (such as adoptakollel.org) to create a special mutual relationship between the Kollel and a Shul or community.  If you think your  shul or community or even workplace might want to  participate in supporting the Salant Kollel, please  contact Rabbi Zvi Miller  at salantorg@gmail.com, and  we'll discuss how to go about implementing your idea. Thank you. Visit the Salant Library L"N R' Yochanon Mordecai ben Ephraim and Moras Esther Leah bas Yehudah Yoseph.        R' Maair Ben R' Yakutiel Javayeer z"tl  Refuah Shleimah Yochanon Baruch ben Fruma Ettta Riva bas Henya Zivia bas Raizel Tzvi ben Chana Leah Hadassah bas Michal Chana Chava Bas Michal Chanah Chaya Harriet Bat Sophie Lee Mazal Malkah Mollie Bas Sarah Yakir Efraim Ben Rachel Devora Chaya Leah bas Sara Chaya Shaina Chana Bas Itcha Netanel Ilan ben  Shayna Tzipora Shumel Ben Navat STAY CONNECTED:

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O Segredo do Sucesso

Em Memória de Alter Yossef ben Shmuel, Hanne Bruche bat Yaacov, Samuele ben Yossef, Samuel ben Avraham, Regina bat Alter, Braindel bat Shmuel Biniamin, Lea bat Michael  e Ester Sandra bat Avraham Z"L e-Mussar Sabedoria para o Crescimento Pessoal

 

 

À  LUZ  DO  MUSSÁR

      

        

            

        

"O Shabat é a fonte das bênçãos; desde o início da antiguidade ele foi honrado"

(Cântico Leha Dodi)

 

 

Houve um debate entre a cabeça e os outros órgãos do corpo: "Nós fazemos todo o trabalho. Nossas mãos trabalham, nossos pés andam e carregamos a carga. Por que você recebe a primeira porção de comida? Por que tem sempre a primeira palavra?" A cabeça respondeu: "Na verdade, é muito justo que eu tenha estes direitos! Se não fosse pela sabedoria e energia que eu transmito para o resto do corpo, vocês não seriam capazes de se mover, muito menos de realizar qualquer ato positivo".

Assim, também, o sétimo dia da semana nos dá a nutrição espiritual, equilíbrio e revitalização para nos libertarmos da influência material do resto da semana. A santidade do Shabat nos ilumina, eleva e distribui sua influência espiritual aos seis dias da semana.

Reflitamos sobre o significado das palavras: "O Shabat é a fonte das bênçãos" e façamos algo novo para honrar o Shabat. Ansiemos pelo Shabat com grande expectativa e alegria e nos deliciemos com o seu equilíbrio espiritual. Desta maneira sentiremos a luz do Shabat fluindo em nossas vidas com bênçãos, tranquilidade e paz, trazendo sucesso e alegrias para o restante da semana!

 

 

 

Shabat Shalom a Todos!

 

 

 

 

Baseado nos escritos do Rabino Yossef Haim Sonnenfeld (1849-1932), ex-rabino chefe de Jerusalém

 

 

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SF - Forty Days of Love \ Parashat Yitro

Friday \ January 25 2019 \ 19 Shevat 5779

Join Salant WhatsApp Forty Days of Love \ Parashat Yitro D'var Torah: "HaShem descended upon Mount Sinai to the top of the mountain; HaShem summoned Moshe to the top of the mountain, and Moshe ascended"(Shemot 19:20). Moshe stayed atop Mount Sinai, in the Presence of HaShem, for forty days and forty nights. During this extraordinary time HaShem taught Moshe the entire Torah, just as a Rabbi teaches his beloved student. Yet, a question arises. Since HaShem is all-powerful, surely He could have taught Moshe Rabenu the Torah in a matter of seconds? Indeed, today we can transfer gigabytes of information in a few moments.  The answer is that HaShem did teach the Torah to Moshe Rabenu in a few seconds. If so, what was the purpose of Moshe Rabenu staying on Mount Sinai for forty days and nights? Most of time that Moshe was on Mount Sinai, HaShem revealed to him, His endless dimensions of love for Moshe Rabenu and for all of Klal Yisrael. Moral: The Torah is not independent of the revelation of HaShem's love for the Jewish People. Indeed, the revelation of HaShem's love for Klal Yisrael is the primary revelation of the Torah.           Application: (1) Before you study Torah, take a minute to reflect on HaShem's unbounded love for you and all of Klal Yisrael. (2) Sense the happiness that Moshe Rabenu attained upon basking in HaShem's love for forty days. (3) Transpose Moshe's joy to your heart. (4) Study Torah as if you are reading love letters from HaShem to you. (Based on  Chidushie Chofetz Chaim on the Torah) The Salant Foundation is currently looking for a Shul or community to partner with us in sharing the merit of the unique and important Salant Kollel. There are practical and easy ways (such as adoptakollel.org) to create a special mutual relationship between the Kollel and a Shul or community.  If you think your  shul or community or even workplace might want to  participate in supporting the Salant Kollel, please  contact Rabbi Zvi Miller  at salantorg@gmail.com, and  we'll discuss how to go about implementing your idea. Thank you. Visit the Salant Library L"N R' Yochanon Mordecai ben Ephraim and Moras Esther Leah bas Yehudah Yoseph.        R' Maair Ben R' Yakutiel Javayeer z"tl  Refuah Shleimah Yochanon Baruch ben Fruma Ettta Riva bas Henya Zivia bas Raizel Leah Hadassah bas Michal Chana Chava Bas Michal Chanah Chaya Harriet Bat Sophie Lee Mazal Malkah Mollie Bas Sarah Yakir Efraim Ben Rachel Devora Chaya Leah bas Sara Chaya Shaina Chana Bas Itcha Netanel Ilan ben  Shayna Tzipora Shumel Ben Navat STAY CONNECTED:

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SF -- Questions on Parashat Yitro

Thursday \ January 17 2019 \ 11 Shevat 5779

Join Salant WhatsApp Thought Questions on Parashat Yitro The Salant Foundation is presenting questions prepared by the Rosh Yeshiva of Be'ar HaTorah, HaRav Gavriel Yoseph Levi. These questions come to stimulate us to ask straightforward questions that we should naturally ask as we learn the Parasha.  We are not giving the answers in order to stimulate your thoughts to come up with your own answer. Please send your answers to salantorg@gmail.com B'ezrat Hashem, we will give our answers next week. Question One:   We find that the Torah mentions two holy places: one place is Har HaMoriah, the Temple Mount, and the other place is Mount Sinai. Har HaMoriah was holy from the beginning of time. HaShem created Adam HaReishon from the soil of Har HaMoriah and the Akeidat Yitzchak took place there.  Mount Sinai is the place where HaShem gave us the Torah and also it is where Hashem appeared to Moshe Rabenu at the "burning bush." Yet, the Kedushah of Har HaMoriah is forever. Whereas the Kedushah of Har Sinai was only for the time that Klal Yisrael received the Torah there. Afterwards, Mount Sinai has no Kedushah at all. In fact, we don't even know its' exact location. Why is it that the Keduah of Har HaMoriah is eternal, whereas the Keduasha of Mount Sinai was only for a specific tme, In light of this, another question arises: why didn't HaShem give us the Torah on Har HaMoriah, the place that retains eternal holiness. The answer to this question will reveal a fundamental principle of the Torah. Question Two:  It says in the Torah, "So that you remember the day of your departure from the land of Egypt all the days of your life" (Devarim 16:3). Chazal teach us that there is a Mitzvah to remember the departure from Egypt each and every day. In addition, there are many Mitzvot, like Tephillan, and Mezuzah, etc, whose purpose is to call our attention to remember the departure from Egypt. Also, there is a special Mitzvah on the Seder night to remember and tell the story of the miraculous departure from Egypt. On the other hand, in Parashat V'etchanon there is another Mitzvah of remembrance (Devarim 4:9), "Just beware for yourself and greatly beware for your soul, lest you forget the things that your eyes have beheld and lest you remove them from your heart all the days of your life and make them know to your children and grandchildren -- the day that you stood before Hashem at Mount Sinai....". The Torah exhorts us to never forget the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Yet, there is no specific Mitzvah, to remember the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. What is the difference between the departure from Egypt, of which the Torah commands us to observe many Mitzvot to remember the departure from Egypt. Whereas, there is no specific Mitzvah dedicated to the remembrance of the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai? The answer to this question reveals a fundamental principle of trust in Hashem. Answers to last weeks' questions: 1. The first time Hashem commanded Moseh to hit the rock because Klal Yisrael had just left Egypt. Therefore, they were like a young child who sometimes needs strict discipline. Whereas, the second time Hashem told Moshe to speak to the rock and not to hit it. This took place when Klal Yisrael was already in the desert for some time. They were like an older child. It is not appropriate to discipline an older child harshly. Rather, the Torah advices us to speak with the child, who is now mature enough to listen to reason. 2.  HaShem sent the birds to eat the manna that Dosson and Aviram hid in the desert because due to their deception there would be a short period of time when the people would doubt that Moshe's word that no manna  would fall on Shabbos. Even though the doubt would be short lived when the people would go into the desert and there would not be any manna on Shabbos, still even to cast doubt on Moshe for a short time would have a detrimental effect on Klal Yisrael's trust in Hashem and Moshe Rabenu.    Visit the Salant Library L"N R' Yochanon Mordecai ben Ephraim and Moras Esther Leah bas Yehudah Yoseph Refuah Shleimah Yochanon Baruch ben Fruma Ettta Riva bas Henya Zivia bas Raizel Leah Hadassah bas Michal Chana Chava Bas Michal Chanah Chaya Harriet Bat Sophie Lee Mazal Malkah Mollie Bas Sarah Yakir Efraim Ben Rachel Devora Chaya Leah bas Sara Chaya Shaina Chana Bas Itcha Netanel Ilan ben  Shayna Tzipora STAY CONNECTED:

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