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Shabbos Is A Sign

Reb Saadya Gaon and Even Ezra on what it means that Shabbos is a sign between us and Hashem - Ki Sisa.

ParshaRabbi Eli SilbersteinMay 16, 2019Ki Sisa

They Sinned a Great Sin

Fascinating Pshat of Reb Yitzchok Vurker as to why Moshe introduced his request from Hashem to forgive the Jewish people with the statement "They sinned a great sin!" - Ki Sisa

ParshaRabbi Eli SilbersteinMay 16, 2019Ki Sisa

Desecration of Shabbos for a Non Observant Jew

Remarkable debate between Reb Akiva Eger and Beis Meir whether Pikuach Nefesh justifies Chilul Shabbos for a totally assimilated Jew - Ki SIsa

ParshaRabbi Eli SilbersteinMay 16, 2019Ki Sisa

Radiance of Moshe's Face and Shabbos

Baal Haturim's remarkable insight into the connection between the radiance of Moshe's face and the mitzvah of Shabbos - Ki Sisa

ParshaRabbi Eli SilbersteinMay 16, 2019Ki Sisa

Moshe’s Drop of Ink

Fascinating Or Hachaim Hakodosh on the Midrash that Moshe's quill gave him the facial radiance and Reb Yonoson Eibeshitz's similar insight in the Megillah - Ki Sisa

Rabbi Eli SilbersteinMay 16, 2019

Zohar's interesting description of women that participated in Moshe's lectures and Or Hachaim's remarkable claim! - Va'Yakhel

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Rabbi Eli SilbersteinMay 16, 2019

Beautiful Pshat of Reb Yonoson Eibeshitz: why Torah singles-out violation of lighting fire on Shabbos? - Vayakhel

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Rabbi Eli SilbersteinMay 16, 2019

Fascinating explanation why Shabbos was changed in the second set of Luchos by Reb Yonoson Eibeshitz - Vayakhel

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Rabbi Eli SilbersteinMay 16, 2019

Betzalel was both wise and had Ruach Hakodesh: Even Ezra on whether an ignoramus can be a Novi? Plus enlightening story with the Tzemach Tzedek - Vayakhel

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Rabbi Eli SilbersteinMay 16, 2019

Geshmaker Kedushas Levi: Mishkans 2-dimensional nature - Dai Vehosser - Vayakhel

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Rabbi Eli SilbersteinMay 16, 2019

Gevaldig Pshat in Toldos Yaakov Yosef on meaning of Kchu Itchem - based on a teaching of Baal Shem Tov - vayakhel

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Rabbi Eli SilbersteinMay 16, 2019

The great lesson Shelah Hakodosh learns from Moshe's accounts of the gold and silver of the Mishkan - Pekudei

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Rabbi Eli SilbersteinMay 16, 2019

Great story with Chasam Sofer who was accused by an ignorant Jew of a wrongdoing - Stories of Chasam Sofer

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Rabbi Eli SilbersteinMay 16, 2019

Great insight from Or Hachaim Hakodosh: difference between counting ones own money/mundane resources and counting materials of the Mishkan - Pekudei

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Rabbi Eli SilbersteinMay 16, 2019

The Rebbe's fascinating insight into 27 of Adar: amazing story with the old Sadigurer Rebbe - The Calendar.

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Matthew KatzMay 16, 2019

Shiur based on the Rebbe's beautiful sicho; Reb Yosef who celebrated his sixtieth birthday - Talmudic Treasures

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Rabbi Eli SilbersteinMay 16, 2019

The Rebbe's fascinating follow up explanation of Reb Yosef's celebration of his 60th birthday- the Rebbe shared with Rabbi Yolles from Philadelphia on chol hamoed Pesach 1962.

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Rabbi Eli SilbersteinMay 16, 2019

Gevaldig Pshat of the Kotzker Rebbe on Midrash that Moshe forgot what he did with the 1775 shekels of gold and great story with Rdb Yitzchak Voloziner - Pekudei

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Rabbi Eli SilbersteinMay 16, 2019

Fascinating insight of Reb Akiva Eger on Moshe wearing a mask on his face when meeting the Jewish nation - but he removed the mask when going to the Tent to learn from Hashem - Ki Sisa

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Rabbi Eli SilbersteinMay 16, 2019

Zohar explains how Moshe's counting the silver and gold in the Mishkan was not an obstruction to divine blessing; Great Pshat of the Sfas Emes - Pekudei

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Rabbi Eli SilbersteinMay 16, 2019

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Tzivia Malka bas Rivka Chaya