The Chag (Jewish Holiday) of Shavuos This is an edited copy of an article that I wrote in a previous year in a different blog before the Chag, Jewish holiday, of Shavuos, in the category Jewish Holidays. Jewish Holidays: Shavuos 2010 The next Jewish holiday coming up in the Jewish calendar, one of the...
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Tzedakah Category I have plans to make a Tzedakah category here on my Boruch Rappaport Author blog so that the posts on Tzedakah will be organized. Tzedakah Category Is Coming Since the Tzedakah Category is coming, therefore I will post my future articles there. Author: Boruch Rappaport If you enjoyed reading the above, please...
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Tzedakah FAQ I wish to relate to a very basic question that I received, and if I had one, it would be on my Tzedakah FAQ. Tzedakah FAQ Question Tzedakah FAQ Question: What is my intention with this Tzedakah page, to use the Author blog to collect money? Answer: I wouldn’t put it that...
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Bitul Selflessness I had an insight last Shabbos about bitul, selflessness, which I don’t mind sharing. Chazal: Pirkei Avos Chazal express themselves in Pirkei Avos, “Who is wise? He who learns from every person.” I had contact with something which is almost self-explanatory, from which I was able to internalize an idea that I...
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Reb Shlomo Veingrad In this article I want to share my admiration for Reb Shlomo Veingrad and his commitment to Torah learning and Jewish Beliefs. Also, I will focus on the importance of Torah learning as well as the difficulty sometimes to keep up Torah learning. And then of course Reb Shlomo’s question: Would...
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Rosh Chodesh This post about Rosh Chodesh is not intended to be understood by everyone. Rosh Chodesh Kislev Today starts Rosh Chodesh Kislev. I heard once from my Rosh Kollel decades ago an explanation for the seemingly surprising statement by Chazal that regarding the Korban Chatas of Rosh Chodesh that the Aibershter asks us...
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