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Astonishing interpretation of the Apter Rov on וישלח אברהם את ידו ויקח את המאכלת
Astonishing interpretation of the Apter Rov on וישלח אברהם את ידו ויקח את המאכלת

Astonishing interpretation of the Apter Rov on וישלח אברהם את ידו ויקח את המאכלת


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ParshaEli SilbersteinNovember 10, 2020Vayeira
A Geshmaker pshat of the Sar Sholom of Belz on כמו שכבש אברהם את רחמיו .. כן יכבשו רחמיך
A Geshmaker pshat of the Sar Sholom of Belz on כמו שכבש אברהם את רחמיו .. כן יכבשו רחמיך

A Geshmaker pshat of the Sar Sholom of Belz on כמו שכבש אברהם את רחמיו .. כן יכבשו רחמיך


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ParshaEli SilbersteinNovember 10, 2020Vayeira
A Geshmaker pshat of the Sar Sholom of Belz on כמו שכבש אברהם את רחמיו .. כן יכבשו רחמיך
A Geshmaker pshat of the Sar Sholom of Belz on כמו שכבש אברהם את רחמיו .. כן יכבשו רחמיך

A Geshmaker pshat of the Sar Sholom of Belz on כמו שכבש אברהם את רחמיו .. כן יכבשו רחמיך


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ParshaEli SilbersteinNovember 10, 2020Vayeira
Beautiful רבינו בחייי and Shelah Hakodosh on how the name Aleph Daled Nun Yud is spelled קמץ או פתח
Beautiful רבינו בחייי and Shelah Hakodosh on how the name Aleph Daled Nun Yud is spelled קמץ או פתח

Beautiful רבינו בחייי and Shelah Hakodosh on the difference whether the name Aleph Daled Nun Yud is spelled with a קמץ or a פתח


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Parsha, Define after listining?Eli SilbersteinNovember 10, 2020Vayeira
A beautiful insight of the אברבנאל on על נא תעבור מעל עבדך
A beautiful insight of the אברבנאל on על נא תעבור מעל עבדך

A beautiful insight of the אברבנאל on על נא תעבור מעל עבדך


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ParshaEli SilbersteinNovember 10, 2020Vayeira
The incredible insight of the Baal Shem Tov on גדולה הכנסת אורחים יותר מקבלת פני השכינה
The incredible insight of the Baal Shem Tov on גדולה הכנסת אורחים יותר מקבלת פני השכינה

The incredible insight of the Baal Shem Tov on גדולה הכנסת אורחים יותר מקבלת פני השכינה


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ParshaEli SilbersteinNovember 10, 2020Vayeira
Does the Mitzvah of הכנסת אורחים transform ones home - great story with Mezricher Magid
Does the Mitzvah of הכנסת אורחים transform ones home - great story with Mezricher Magid

Does the Mitzvah of הכנסת אורחים transform ones home - great story with Mezricher Magid


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Parsha, StoriesEli SilbersteinNovember 10, 2020Vayeira
Kremenchuger nigun
Kremenchuger nigun

Kremenchuger nigun


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NigunimEli SilbersteinNovember 4, 2020
Why great Tzadikim are often attacked and humiliated by their contemporaries, including Torah scholars
Why great Tzadikim are often attacked and humiliated by their contemporaries, including Torah scholars

Remarkable letter of the Noam Elimelech’s son as to why great Tzadikim are often humiliated and assaulted by prominent Rov or rosh yeshiva and how Avrohom left כנען as a result of such harassment


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Parsha, StoriesEli SilbersteinNovember 4, 2020Lech Lecha
Did Avrohom lack trust in Hashem when he went Egypt to escape the famine?- רמבן and קדושת לוי
Did Avrohom lack trust in Hashem when he went Egypt to escape the famine?- רמבן and קדושת לוי

Did Avrohom show a lack of trust by leaving כנען as a result of the famine? - Ramban and the Barditchever offer different views


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ParshaEli SilbersteinNovember 4, 2020Lech Lecha
Geshmaker vort on הבט נא השמימה וספר הכוכבים - from Reb Meir Shapiro
Geshmaker vort on הבט נא השמימה וספר הכוכבים - from Reb Meir Shapiro

Geshmaker vort on הבט נא השמימה וספר הכוכבים - from Reb Meir Shapiro


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ParshaEli SilbersteinNovember 4, 2020Lech Lecha
Beautiful explanation on the question the מלאך posed to Hagar אי מזה באת ואנה תלכי
Beautiful explanation on the question the מלאך posed to Hagar אי מזה באת ואנה תלכי

Beautiful explanation on the question the מלאך posed to Hagar אי מזה באת ואנה תלכי


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ParshaEli SilbersteinNovember 4, 2020Lech Lecha
Nice pshat of Reb Meir Shapiro קום התהלך לארכה ולרחבה - today was the yartzeit of Reb Meir Shapiro
Nice pshat of Reb Meir Shapiro קום התהלך לארכה ולרחבה - today was the yartzeit of Reb Meir Shapiro

Nice pshat of Reb Meir Shapiro קום התהלך לארכה ולרחבה - today was the yartzeit of Reb Meir Shapiro


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ParshaEli SilbersteinNovember 4, 2020Lech Lecha
לך לך בשמחה - Amazing story with Reb Dovid Lelover
לך לך בשמחה - Amazing story with Reb Dovid Lelover

לך לך בשמחה - Amazing story with Reb Dovid Lelover


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Stories, ParshaEli SilbersteinNovember 4, 2020Lech Lecha
The historic controversy re the status of a prospective convert who has had his Bris but not Mikvah
The historic controversy re the status of a prospective convert who has had his Bris but not Mikvah

The historic controversy re the status of a prospective convert who has had his Bris but not Mikvah


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Halacha, ParshaEli SilbersteinNovember 4, 2020Lech Lecha
The Baal Shem Tov’s perspective on Nature and its role in our lives
The Baal Shem Tov’s perspective on Nature and its role in our lives

The Baal Shem Tov’s perspective on Nature and its role in our lives


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Chassidic Thought, ParshaEli SilbersteinNovember 4, 2020Noach
A brilliant conversation the Chasam Sofer overheard as a child re לא ישבותו
A brilliant conversation the Chasam Sofer overheard as a child re לא ישבותו

A brilliant conversation the Chasam Sofer overheard as a child re לא ישבותו


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Parsha, HalachaEli SilbersteinNovember 4, 2020Noach
יומם ולילה לא ישבותו - what is the definition of rest for a ben noach?
יומם ולילה לא ישבותו - what is the definition of rest for a ben noach?

יומם ולילה לא ישבותו - what is the definition of rest for a ben noach?

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Parsha, HalachaEli SilbersteinNovember 4, 2020Noach
Sholom Aleichem sung to an old Chabad nigun.
Sholom Aleichem sung to an old Chabad nigun.

Sholom Aleichem sung to an old Chabad nigun. The Previous Rebbe was once heard singing this tune on Friday night


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NigunimEli SilbersteinNovember 4, 2020
The world was covered by water twice - in the beginning of Creation and during the flood. Why?
The world was covered by water twice - in the beginning of Creation and during the flood. Why?

The world was covered by water twice - in the beginning of Creation and during the flood. Why?


The Midrash explains that Hashem’s praise came originally from water as the world was enveloped entirely in water. Chassidus gives a deeper understanding of this.

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ParshaEli SilbersteinNovember 4, 2020Noach
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