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Sukkot: The Mitzvot of the Chag

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With the holiday of Sukkot, Hashem has given us numerous mitzvot to perform: Sitting in the sukkah, shaking the lulav and etrog, being happy on the chag, and all of the mitzvot involved in shul and at the meals. It's important from time to time to focus on how valuable and special every mitzva is. The Gemara says at the end of days, the goyim are g…
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You Never Lose

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A travel agent called his rabbi the other day, asking if hewas allowed to book a flight that was scheduled to leave on Shabbat for anotherJew. The rabbi told him, although it would not violate the negative commandmentof לפני עיור, because this potential customer could easily book the same flightelsewhere, however, there would be an issur d'rabanan …
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Love Notes

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Hashem sends us "love notes", kavayachol , from time to time to show us He's with us and how much He cares about us. Everything that happens is from Hashem, but when He makes it extra clear that He is involved, it gives us a lot of chizuk. A woman emailed that she had to bring her 3-week-old newborn to the hospital for testing and a procedure, and …
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Sukkot & Resisting Negativity

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Sukkot is called זמן שמחתנו – "the time of our joy," and indeed, the dominant theme of this holiday is simchah – joy. In the times of the Bet Ha'mikdash , a festive celebration called the שמחת בית השואבה was held each night of Sukkot in the courtyard of the Bet Ha'mikdash with music and dancing. Today, שמחה בית השואבה celebrations are held in many …
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Ha’azinu and the Power of Gratitude

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The beginning of Parashat Ha'azinu speaks about the kindnesses that Hashem did for Am Yisrael after they left Mitzrayim. He surrounded them with His Clouds of Glory in the desert. He then brought them into Eretz Yisrael and gave them the most delicious fruits to eat. Hashem took care of them physically in every way. But then the pasuk rebukes the p…
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The Bribery Hashem Accepts

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As we get closer to Yom Kippur, the feelings of awe and trembling intensify. We are trying harder and harder to be better, to make teshuvah , but the list of averot is long—many we don't even remember we did. Bittul Torah, Lashon Hara, Onat Devarim —and the list goes on. We are afraid to be judged for our actions, just as we say in Tehillim : אִם־ע…
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One Mitzvah Can Tip the Scale for the World

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The Rambam writes in Hilchot Teshuvah that every person should consider himself a benoni — a person exactly in the middle. This means that if he does even one more mitzvah, that single deed can tilt his own scales of judgment in his favor. But not only that — it can tilt the scale of the entire world and bring merit to all of humanity. One good dee…
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Shabbat Shuva

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This Shabbat is called Shabbat Shuva – the Shabbat of teshuva. We know we don’t repent for our sins on Shabbat, so why is it called the Shabbat of Repentance? The Yesod v’Shoresh HaAvodah brings the Chazal which says, whoever keeps Shabbat according to halacha will be forgiven for all his sins. At this time, we all need forgiveness. Our avonot have…
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The Power of Tefillah for Others During Aseret Yemei Teshuvah

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The Rambam writes that although teshuvah and tefillah are powerful all year long, during the Aseret Yemei Teshuvah they are even more potent and accepted immediately. As the pasuk says: דִּרְשׁוּ ה׳ בְּהִמָּצְאוֹ, קְרָאֻהוּ בִּהְיוֹתוֹ קָרוֹב — seek out Hashem when He is closest, which is right now, in these days leading up to Yom Kippur. The mitzv…
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Yom Kippur- Know Your Worth

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I once witnessed the following scene in a busy shul in Brookyln with lots of minyanim . A young man approached someone to ask for tzedakah , explaining that he was getting married and needed help. The man handed him his credit card and told him to charge $52. Just then, someone else passed by, and this fellow asked him if he could help. The guy pul…
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