Month: October 2016

Shabbos Chol HaMoed Succos 5777

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Shabbos Chol Hamoed Succos (5777)
by Mordechai Dolinsky

Wishing you all a wonderful Shabbos and a joyful, meaningful Succos.

Succos 5777

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Succos 5777

The Succah is the pure of the pure personification, declaration, expression and exhibition of the awesome chessed ofr Hasehm to the millions of us in the Midbar, night and day for forty years. The foundation of our emunah and bitachon, Hashem loves us, thinks of us always, constantly and is in constant power and control creating the constant matzav.

In this memorial we are uniquely placing our whole body in the Succah, the only such mitzvah. Perhaps the real meaning and significance is that Hashem who loves us is taking us into his arms, embracing us with love. This explains that the succah is actually the Shchinah and the holiness of the Scach.

Have a significant and joyous Yom tov.

Parshas Haazinu

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Parshas Haazinu (5777)
by Mordechai Dolinsky

The credentials of these words are Hashem asserting Himself, calling out to recite them and relate to them at the time of the darkness of the galus. Why isn’t it related and valued for this?

32:20–Lo aimun bach–Rashi explains that Hashem complained that my upbringing of Klal Yisroel is lost, has vanished. How and when did Hashem bring us up? Firstly we may say the chinuch we get from the derech HaTorah but even more so from Hashem Himsewlf directly through the hashgacha pratius of hIS SENDING His shlichim.

Let’s continue our avoda of kabalas HaMalchus and cleansing our neshamos.

Have a wonderful, meaningful Shabbos.

Parshas Vayelech

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Parshas Vayelech (5776)
by Mordechai Dolinsky

IN our parsha we have something awesome that perhaps is not given the importance it should. 31:7 Rashi brings that Moshe instructs Yehoshua to take counsel from the wise elders, HKB”H Himself interjects, asserts and instructs Yehoshua to take hold of his leadership in absolute, unyielding strength. We can explain this that Moshe had a special oneness with Hashem which made him the great leader he was, thinking it was unique only for himself. Only Hashem knew that He would bestow this on Yehoshua.

Our avoda these days is to continue the essence of Rosh HaShanah, the acceptance of Hashem as the Melech Olam, as our Melech.

Have a wonderful, inspiring first Shabbos and a gmar chasima tova.