ViShuchat Oso. After saying Parshas HaTamid, this Possuk is added to describe the Korban practically, or to remember the Akaida or some other reason. There’s the face of Hashem (the haichal, צפון) and there’s the face of the Mizbeach (דרום), The Shchita begins in the face of God.

פרשת התמיד Class Seven. We explored the third and fourth Possuk in the Perek this time. Here an actual korban is being discussed, so the issue of sacrificing and joining worldliness with God is emphasized. Two sheep, not one, 365 days (a solar year) one in the morning and the other at night, each was…

קטרת Introduction. Each day we say three things: A) קרבן תמיד B) הרמת והוצאת הדשן C) קטרת. Only קטרת includes Torah SheBiksav and SheBa’al Peh. The controversy about saying it before Davening. We say it three times a day, once before, and again after Shacharis, and again before Mincha. The Zohar says to say it…

Hanosein Lasechvi Vina… Class One. Wednesday 24 Kislev 5774/ Nov. 27 2013. The idea that we open these blessings by thanking Hashem for the rooster’s wisdom seems odd. What is the big deal? 1) This is about being in control of time even as we sleep which God created the rooster to help with. 2)…

פרשת התמיד Class Eight. We learned the fifth Possuk of this paragraph and touched on the sixth Possuk. We started with a long introduction about: 1) Ratzo Vashov, using Korach and Tzitzis as the model 2) We quoted the Maamar Chazal that says that Krias Shma without tefillin is like a Korban without a Mincha…

Yeshiva (short) version 5780 (Part One).This is an amazing meditation, it is more about Hashem (even than Yiddishkeit) than anything else.It has three parts that are not in a logical order1) King 2) Self 3) Relationship with usWhy this order. Yeshiva (short) version 5780 (Part Two).The reason Adon Olom first talks of His Kingship and…

13 Ikarim (Principles of Faith), Class One. As part of the Siddur series and in conjunction with the meditation of אדון עולם we decided to explore the י”ג עקרי האמונה.We talked about the אריז”ל’s issue (not with the content, but) with the Nusach of the 13 Ikarim (whoever wrote them had no connection to “Sod”),…

Talk One. (Sivan 5770). PDF Bitachon. Lizchus Refua Shlaima for Levi Deitch A”H. We live in God’s world and God is good so His world is good as well. Talk Two (Shvat 5774). Emuna. To place belief above doubt absolutely.

Elokeinu VeElokai Avosainu (before Vayehi Achar) [Yeshiva 5780]The custom of saying ויהי אחר (the Akaida) every morning and it has a prefix (אלוקינו ואלוקי אבותינו) and a suffix (רבונו של עולם).These two are תחינות (begging (?)).This little paragraph comes from the Musaf of שמונה עשרה the end of ברכת זכרונות with some changes.We say this…

Vayehi Achar (the Akeida), Yeshiva Version, Class One.This class gives deep and accessible insights into the enigmatic story of The Akeidah.  A great resource for gleaning personal applications from the final and most challenging test of Avraham Avinu (Our father Abraham).We introduced it briefly, and read most of the Akeida inside and translated it and…