Register Today: English Khan al-Ahmar, Sovereignty Tour on Monday, February 20th
Sovereignty On the Way
Please save the date and register today for the 1st Sovereignty Tour in English on Monday, February 20th.For all the details please see the attached flyer or go to:?.Sovereignty & Governance Throughout the Land?
The Next Sovereignty Tour is in English on?Monday, February 20th?to Khan al-Ahmar With Naomi Kahn, of Regavim!
Dear Friends,
Please save the Date for the first English?Sovereignty Tour on?Monday, February 20th to Khan al-Ahmar with Naomi?Kahn, of Regavim!?
We suggest you register today because places are limited.?
Meet at 8:45 am at the Inbal Hotel. Back around 4:00 pm.?
Khan al-Ahmar – How long will the injustice remain?
For more details see the flyer attached or go to:?..
Led by Naomi?Kahn?of Regavim
8:45 Meet outside the Inbal Hotel
9:00 The Bus Leaves the Inbal Hotel
16:00 Approximate return to the Inbal Hotel
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Please bring food, drinks, a hat, and walking shoes
For details: Yehudit Katsover 050-7161818 ? Nadia Matar 050-5500834
Cost: ? 150 ? To Register: Renee 054-7103240 ? email: ribonut@...
Since there is a lot of interest in this Tiyul, in order to reserve your place please register & pay online at:??and please send a WhatsApp to Renee at 054-7103240?or an Email to ribonut@... with your full name, cellphone # & email address. Cost: 150 NIS. Each person should bring their own food and drinks for the day. This tour is in English.Cancellations less than 72 hours before departure will be charged in full.The Sovereignty tour is limited to the first 50 registrants.?
Looking forward to seeing you,
Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar
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Contrary to Man's Nature
Said the Kossover: "If you give a donation to a poor man, and the latter returns it, asking for a still larger gift, your acquiescence to his request will bring you a boundless reward since it is contrary to the nature of man."
Source: Esser Tzachtzachoth
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM
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Day 114 – “Innocent Remarks”
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There are times when halacha accepts as fact “innocent” remarks, i.e. statements made in passing without the speaker being aware of the consequences of his words. As a rule, people do not lie unnecessarily, so that when a person
does not realize that he is saying something of significance, it can be assumed that he is telling the truth.
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Halacha grants such statements the status of testimony in two instances:
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1) Where it is certain that ultimately the true story will be revealed to all. People do not fabricate tales when it is clear that their lies will be revealed as such.
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2) To establish that an individual is no longer alive.
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“Innocent” negative statements are not granted any such legitimacy. They are loshon hora and one is not permitted to believe them.
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SEFER SHMIRAS HALOSHON
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Growth Through Tribulation
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The Sages teach:
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Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaakov said: One should feel a sense of gratitude toward the Holy One, Blessed is He, when suffering comes upon him. Why? Because suffering draws a person close to Him, as it is written, “Hashem reproves the one whom He loves” (Mishlei 3:12).
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When suffering comes upon a person, he should accept it and withstand [the test], for its reward is infinite (Midrash Tanchumah, Parashas Ki Seitzei 2).
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“Wait silently for [the salvation of] Hashem, and wait longingly for Him” (Tehillim 37:7). Place your hope in the Holy One, Blessed is He. If He brings afflictions upon you, do not demonstrate disdain; rather, accept your lot like [one would accept] musical
instruments [(the Hebrew word for) “wait longingly” can homiletically be related to “flutes”] (Yalkut Shimoni, Tehillim 729).
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To accept insult without bitterness, with the knowledge that all that transpires is an expression of Divine will, is to accept a form of affliction, as the passage above states: [Those who are insulted and do not insult ...], who act out of love and are glad
in their affliction.1 The reward for such acceptance is without measure.
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Once, the tzaddik R’ Zalman of Volozhin (disciple of the the Vilna Gaon) was traveling with his brother, R’ Chaim. When they arrived at a certain inn, the innkeeper
spoke harshly to them and refused to grant them a room for the night. Later, as they resumed their journey, R’ Chaim noticed his brother crying. “Why are you crying?’’ he asked. “Did you then pay attention to the innkeeper’s words? I ignored them completely!”
R’ Zalman replied: “Heaven forfend that I should cry over being insulted. I am crying because I sense a slight inner hurt as a result of his words. I cry that I have not yet attained the level of ‘Those who are insulted ... and are glad in their affliction’
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Photos of Flora in Ma'ale Adumim
Hi Everyone!?
Today, I walked around my neighborhood in Ma'ale Adumim
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Manners in Drinking
Said Rabbi Bunam: "One should not gulp down his glass of water, but should drink slowly, even as he should eat slowly. Understand that we are not mere animals, and , even though we must feed our body, we must do so in a mannerly way, in order that we may display pur superiority over the animals. This discipline will aid your soul. Especially in drinking water we are in danger of imitating the animals, since we drink it as we find it in its natural state, without preparing it for human use."
Source:Ramathaim Tzofim
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM
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Day 113 – Exception to the Rule
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We have already seen that one may not believe even his spouse or close confidants when they relate negative information about others. At most, he may consider the possibility that the information might be true.
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The Talmud states that one exception to this rule is where the listener considers the speaker to be a man of unusual integrity whose words are weighed very carefully. Such a person can be trusted to relate an incident exactly as it happened, to the extent that
the listener can consider himself as having witnessed it, and thus may accept the report as fact. Nevertheless, since the decision that the speaker is trustworthy is a personal one made by the listener, he cannot pass the information on to others as if he
had witnessed it – even for a constructive purpose.
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The Chofetz Chaim is of the opinion that today no one can claim to have the degree of integrity necessary for his words to be accepted as fact, and it is therefore forbidden for anyone to believe a negative statement on the basis of someone else’s report.
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SEFER SHMIRAS HALOSHON
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Three Levels
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Those who are insulted and do not insult, who hear their disgrace and do not respond, who act out of love and are happy in their affliction, regarding them does Scripture state (Shoftim 5:31): “But they who love Him shall be like the sun going forth in its
might” (Shabbos 88b).
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The commentators understand this passage as enumerating three distinct levels of reaction to insult:
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(1) Those who are insulted and do not insult, but they do respond in some way.
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(2) Those who hear their disgrace and do not respond at all, lest their response evoke further insult and disparagement. In their hearts, though, they harbor bitterness toward their abuser.
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(3) Those who act out of love and are happy in their affliction, meaning, whose love of Hashem impels them not to respond to insult and to accept their affliction [i.e. disgrace] with gladness.
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It is when a person attains this third and highest level that he merits the great reward with which the passage concludes. Such attainment is indicative of his sanctity of soul and pure faith in Hashem, Who guides the happenings of mankind, as it is written,
“For His eyes are upon the ways of man” (Iyov 34:21). It is with recognition of Hashem’s involvement in all man’s affairs, and belief that whatever difficulties one encounters are ultimately for the good, that a person is able to bear insult without ill will
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A Warning
The Khelmer Maggid reproved some wealthy men for being niggardly to the poor. He said: "We read (Deuteronomy 15:11): 'For the poor shall never cease out of the land.' It follows, therefore, that if the poor should starve to death, some of you will grow poor in order to justify God's statement."
Source: Encyclopedia of Jewish Wit
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Day 112 – Rumors
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Halacha allows for certain rumors to be reckoned with, but never are they to be accepted as fact.
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It is important to note the halachik qualifications which distinguish a rumor that may have some credence from that which is mere character assassination. If the subject is known to have enemies in the community who are very possibly the source of the rumors,
it may not be granted any legitimacy. Even if everyone in the community has a favorable opinion of the subject, the rumor would have to circulate throughout the community for one and a half days without losing strength before it could be taken seriously.
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When a rumor does seem to have validity, halacha allows for it to cast doubt on the status of the person(s) involved; e.g. where the report concerns the subject’s status as a kohen or similar issues of lineage.
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The unfortunate reality is that rarely is a rumor anything more than wide-scale loshon hora. Even when halacha grants a rumor some degree of validity, it cannot be accepted as fact.
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The Quality of Acceptance
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In striving to develop the quality of shmiras haloshon, one must place great emphasis on reacting toward any situation with savlanus, that is, to be tolerant of whatever negativity is thrown one’s way. In the words of Avos D’R’ Nosson (41:11): “Condition yourself
to tolerate distress, and be forgiving of insult.’’ Through such character development, the quality of shmiras haloshon is easily attainable. Conversely, one who lacks savlanus will forever be torn by the need to relate the wrongs which others have done against
him. At times, he will prevail in this struggle; other times, he will fail.
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A savlan is capable of bearing insult in silence. He tells himself that whatever occurs is an expression of Divine will, and that in reality his own sins are the true causes of his being shamed. When one accepts disgrace in this way, totally and sincerely,
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Returning Our Gifts
Said the Bratslaver: "Be not afraid to spend for charity and holy purposes; have confidence that God will return your gifts manifold."
Source: Likkutei Ezoth ha-Shelem
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Start the week with a smile on your face.
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Day 110 – Expressing Frustration
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We have learned that speaking negatively for the sake of one’s own emotional well-being is an acceptable form of constructive speech. It is reasonable for one to express anger and frustration about an individual to one’s parent,
spouse or mentor to obtain sympathy, reassurance and advice, and it is the obligation of the listener to provide such support.
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However, even in such situations, the listener may not decide in his own mind that the report is true, for as far as he is concerned, the information is only secondhand. It is therefore imperative that the following understanding exist between those who take
part in such discussions:
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Halacha permits one to occasionally “let off steam” and express his frustrations to someone else. However, it is obvious that one who is involved in a disagreement to the point of anger, or considers himself the victim of verbal abuse, lacks the ability to
be objective. Any negativity expressed under such circumstances is to be understood as a description of the speaker’s feelings and not as an accurate account of what actually took place.
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In this way, a husband and wife or close friends can rely on one another for emotional support without transgressing the laws of proper speech.
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A Heartfelt Plea
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Tanna D’Vei Eliyahu (I, ch. 19) states:
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Master of the Universe! Take note of our suffering ... and allow the disgrace which we endure at every hour to rise up before You. Remember the many heads of families among Israel who have no livelihood, yet toil in Torah each day, continually. Remember the
many poor among Israel, who have their flesh torn from their bodies by the nations of the world [through taxes and other monetary demands], yet toil in Torah each day, continually. Remember the youth among Israel who know not their right from their left [i.e.
who are pure and unsullied by sin — Yeshuos Yaakov], and toil in Torah each day, continually. Remember the many aged men and women among Israel, who arise early to enter the houses of prayer and Torah study, and who yearn, crave and hope each day for Your
salvation.
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My Father in Heaven! Remember the covenant which You established with the three righteous Patriarchs, Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov. And you have written in Your Torah, “And if your brother will become impoverished ... you shall strengthen him” (Vayikra 25:35)
[so, too, strengthen us so that we will not falter].
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My Father in Heaven! Remember the many crippled and blind among Israel who do not have sufficient food, yet hire teachers to study Torah with their children.
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My Father in Heaven! Remember Israel, Your possession in this world, as it is written, “Is He not your Father, your Possessor?’’ (Devarim 32:6); and “Hashem acquired me at the beginning of His way” (Mishlei 8:22).
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My Father in Heaven! Remember the many widows and orphans among Israel, who toil in Torah and mitzvos each day, continually.
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The above should inspire each of us to arouse compassion before Hashem on behalf of the Jewish people, for in our day, the sources of merit cited in Tanna D’Vei Eliyahu are still to be found. The material status of the Jewish people in our time is far from
good; yet wherever one turns, he finds Jews who study Torah, observe mitzvos, support Torah study, do kindness with others and give charity to the poor.
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Keep reading Day 111, the lesson for Shabbos
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Join Us for an Exciting Tiyul & Shiur on Wednesday January 25th
Study & Tiyul Program (in Hebrew) from the Beit Midrash in Oz VeGaon, Tzomet Gush Etzion
Dear Friends,
Welcome to our exciting Study and Tiyul program.
5 Tiyulim led by Rav Yizchak Levy on Mondays and?
5 Tiyulim led by Rav David Nativ on Wednesdays
Each tour is independent, therefore you may sign up for one or more tours of your choice.8:30 am Meet in the Beit Midrash in Oz VeGaon, Gush Etzion,?for a Shiur in Hebrew in preparation for the Tiyul
9:15 am leave for the Tiyul by bus and return around 4:30?pm.?
?? Our next Tiyul will take place on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 (3rd of Shevat), led by Rav?David Nativ.
Topic: "Don the Garments of your Splendor" (Yeshayahu 52:1)
We will visit Bnei Dekalim, Negohot, Neta, Shomria, and a sheep farm in Har Shemesh.?
We will meet in Oz VeGaon at 8:30, leave by bus at 9:15 and return at approximately 16:30.
Open to men and women (discount for couples).?The Tiyul & Shiur will be?in Hebrew.
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