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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֗ה לְ֠חֹבָ֠ב בֶּן־רְעוּאֵ֣ל הַמִּדְיָנִי֮ חֹתֵ֣ן מֹשֶׁה֒ נֹסְעִ֣ים אֲנַ֗חְנוּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה אֹת֖וֹ אֶתֵּ֣ן לָכֶ֑ם לְכָ֤ה אִתָּ֙נוּ֙ וְהֵטַ֣בְנוּ לָ֔ךְ כִּֽי־יְהֹוָ֥ה דִּבֶּר־ט֖וֹב עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו לֹ֣א אֵלֵ֑ךְ כִּ֧י אִם־אֶל־אַרְצִ֛י וְאֶל־מוֹלַדְתִּ֖י אֵלֵֽךְ׃ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אַל־נָ֖א תַּעֲזֹ֣ב אֹתָ֑נוּ כִּ֣י עַל־כֵּ֣ן יָדַ֗עְתָּ חֲנֹתֵ֙נוּ֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר וְהָיִ֥יתָ לָּ֖נוּ לְעֵינָֽיִם׃ וְהָיָ֖ה כִּי־תֵלֵ֣ךְ עִמָּ֑נוּ וְהָיָ֣ה הַטּ֣וֹב הַה֗וּא אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֵיטִ֧יב יְהֹוָ֛ה עִמָּ֖נוּ וְהֵטַ֥בְנוּ לָֽךְ׃ רש״י– אל […]
Mixed Seating
Mixed Seating When people attend a lecture, men generally sit on one side, while women sit on the other. When we are riding a bus, walking to the bank, office, or even enjoying a day in a park, there is no separation. Why is that? When we go to weddings the seating by the Chuppah […]
Relationships – It’s the Way We Speak
Immediately upon commencing the reading of Megilat Esther, we understand the fate of those who don’t follow the royal command. Wicked Queen Vashti refused to come in front of King Achashverosh as instructed, and was almost immediately ordered to be killed; without any “due justice” as per the instruction of Achashverosh’s advisors. The reason for […]
Mitzvot for Women on Purim
Women and Purim On the holiday of Purim, the women have almost the same obligations as the men, save for some minute differences. Although women are normally exempt from Mitzvot which aren’t consistent and are time-bound; when dealing with the holiday of Purim, women are obligated as well. This is because they were part of […]
Halachot of Parashat Zachor
I understand that the reading of Parashat Zachor is a Biblical obligation (דאורייתא), but what are the implications of that? There are a few things one should implement during the reading of Parashat Zachor that he normally doesn’t have to do. He should make sure to hear the Parasha from the most mehudar Sefer Torah […]