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Parshas Tazria-HaChodesh (5774)
by Mordechai Dolinsky
9:1 It is wondrous that we are born to creating a tumah for the mother, immediately followed by tumas tzoraas. A lesson in “Asher Barah Elokim Laasos”. Hashem created us to cultivate ourselves, to purify ourselves. We are born into this world in a matzav that Hashem expects us to build ourselves from nothing.
Have a wonderful Shabbos and meaningful, redeeming Chodesh.
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Parshas Tzav-Zachor
Whatever the essece of Amalek is the time to deal and destroy him is the era of peace, prosperity and comfort.
Have a wonderful Shabbos and freilichen Purim
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Parshas Vayikra (5774)
by Mordechai Dolinsky
(1:1) Rashi says that to all our prophets the dibros were preceded with Vayikra, an expression of endearment, to the contrast of the gentile prophets who were spoken to in the lashon of Vayiker. It is amazing, the only difference between them being an aleph and here the Vayikra is written with a small aleph. The obvious mind-boggling lesson is that the smallest intonation can communicate all the difference.
Have a wonderful Shabbos.
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If the counting brings a negativeness what is the advantage of the Shkalim? Maybe we can say that the coins “hadam hu hanefesh” –in the money is our life. When they gave the shkalim they were giving their life, they were counting the neshamos, not the bodies and that was the zchus.
Have a wonderful Shabbos.
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Parshas Vayakhail (5774)
by Mordechai Dolinsky
There is so much to speak about, to write about, the main thing is to keep in mind that every moment, every second, is only for שלמות and for fulfilling the Will of Hashem, to stand up to nisyonos and to spread the kavod Shomayim.
Have a wonderful Shabbos. Don’t forget—משנכנס אדר מרבים בשמחה.
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Parshas Ki Sisa (5774)
by Mordechai Dolinsky
The greatest ‘peleh’ is the sin of the Aigel. The answer is that Moshe Rabeinu in every way had no connection with derech hateva. It was simply impossible for Klal Yisroel to consider a leader of ‘basar v’dam’. We must let that sink in, that we are l’maalah min hateva’. The miracles of Purim were completely l’maalah min hatevah. The more we believe and connect ourselves and commit ourselves, the more we shall see.
Have a wonderful Shabbos, with nissim and yeshuos and simcha.
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Parshas Tetzaveh (5774)
by Mordechai Dolinsky
The avodas hakohanim manifested in their clothing is a tremendous lesson for us that there is a avoda in clothing. This is manifested today is appreciating that Hashem has bestowed upon us the blessing of clothing which calls out our uniqueness as humans, the only creation that has clothing and reminds us that we have free will and a soul. It also brings to our consciousness that we have to thank Hashem for our clothing and that we have responsibility to glorify Hashem with clothing that is neat and is worthy for those that represent the will of Hashem in this generation.
Have a wonderful Shabbos.
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Parshas Termuah (5774)
by Mordechai Dolinsky
There is an aspect of the binyan haMishkan in our sedra of tremendous importance that is greatly overlooked. The idea and concept of a Mishkan or Bais HaMikdash is that it sits on the top of the Shaar HaShomayim, on Har HaBayis, that demands the various places and boundaries; the Azara, the Kodesh HaKodshim, the place of the aron. The kedusha stems from the place and accordingly we build and place the Mishkan or Bais Hamikdash. Considering this there should be no concept of a Mishkan that could be built in the Midbar. The greatness of the Mishkan is that through the building with the exact qualifications and specifications the Shchinah comes down and creates a real Ohel Moed, and Kodshai Kodshim. The kedusha that we have today in the Bais Knesses or Bais Medrash is a reflection of this chidush, that the Shchinah comes down and it is imperative that we relate to this in entering these places. It is not just a room that is designated for the use of davening, rather a place that is on a completely different plane of existance, filled with the kedusha of Shchinah and to connect with Hashem there.
We should be zocheh to see the binyan Bais HaMikdash b’karov. Have a wonderful Shabbos and a month of yeshuos and simcha for ourselves and all Klal Yisroel.
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Parshas Mishpatim (5774)
by Mordechai Dolinsky
This parsha must inspire us to be sensitive to the many monetary situations which constantly surround us and that demand our awareness of our choshen mishpat obligations and the many pitfalls of very serious transgressions and wrongdoings in the financial arena. There is a tendency to think that this is limited and confined to people who have wicked intent, thieves. However there are countless choshen mishpat situations in our lives with our friends and neighbors that are opened to pitfalls in monetary matters.
In the zchus of our commitment and inspirations to fulfill our monetary obligations we should bring an abundance of bracha to ourselves and Klal Yisroel.
Have a wonderful Shabbos.
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Parshas Yisro (5774)
by Mordechai Dolinsky
The parsha of Matan Torah, the greatest, awesome, most significant event in all of history. What is amazing is that the pasuk just ‘slips’ into Matan Torah without the slightest introduction or fanfare. 19:2-3 “Vayisu Mayrafidim vayavou….u’Moshe oloh…”–the greatest event in the world without fanfare. The limud is that the real, real truth comes this way. We search and yearn for the real truth. We should know that this is how it comes; search and yearn and know in this world of darkness, this is the place of the truth.
Have a wonderful Shabbos
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