At Yeshiva Darchei Torah’s annual dinner on Sunday, an unexpected honoree stole the show—Not a donor, rebbe, or parent, but Robert, my son’s bus driver. Trust me, you’ll want to watch this video all the way to the end!
There are only two times in the entire Torah that every single passuk begins with the letter Vav except for 8 Pesukim.
Parshas Vayeshev and Megillas Rus.
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Introduction to a chapter on the Chasidic concept of Bittul for a new sefer. The challenge is not only in the translation of Bittul but that even Bittul itself fails to fully express the depth of the intended meaning.
"No matter how many crimes he has committed, no matter how guilty, a loving father will always pardon his son." ~ Every single Rabbi this coming Yom Kippur
Me: Some say he's the greatest of all time.
Floyd Mayweather (undefeated, 15 world championships, Olympic champion, 3x Golden Glove winner): Some say? The history book says that.
Me: You want to go right now we'll find out.
Spoiler Alert: We did not fight. I am still alive.
It should be noted that the Chofetz Chaim married off his youngest daughter Feige to Rav Mendel Zaks zt"l in 1923 towards the end of his life. Still he included the above stipulation in the hopes that he would have the opportunity to move to Eretz Yisrael.
When each of the 3 daughters of the Chofetz Chaim got married he stipulated in the Tenaim: Although I committed to support the newly wed couple, should I have the opportunity to move to Eretz Yisrael my son in law cannot object on the grounds that I am abandoning my commitment.
Rav Yehuda, the Rav of Radin, made aliyah in 1880. He wrote to the Chofetz Chaim, "In Chutz La'aretz I was unable to sense the holiness and splendor of Shabbos. Only after arriving in Eretz Yisrael did I begin to properly experience for the first time the grandeur of Shabbos."
Lord,
Grant me the confidence of a terror organization that has no airforce but that is relentless in its pursuit of destroying a country with one of the most powerful airforces in the world.
Amen.