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Parshat
Mishpatim
27 Shevat 5766
/ February 24-25, 2006
Haftarah - Melachim II 12:1-17
This Shabbat:
Mevarchim Hachodesh for the month of Adar
Parshat
Shekalim
Special Days this Week:
Rosh
Chodesh Adar is celebrated on Tuesday, February 28, and Wednesday,
March 1.
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 Shabbos
Waits for No One
By Chava Willig Levy
When I think back to the Friday afternoons of my childhood, many
of my senses magically return to our home in Queens. I can smell
the intoxicating aroma of my Imma's legendary chicken soup. I
can taste the scrumptious potato kugel that inevitably - and
surreptitiously - would be nearly devoured by us kids before
Shabbos even began. I can see the gleaming candlesticks on the
credenza. But most of all, I can hear my father's voice
booming...
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Trivia Question |
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Q. How
does the initial pasuk initially give more details
than it would seem from a plain reading? |
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Last Week's Answer |
Q. For "fun", make a list of the verbs associated
with Yitro in the first 12 p'sukim of the sedra.
Now notice something interesting. In the following
15 p'sukim, see how many times Yitro's name appears
and how many times he is referred to as Moshe's
father-in-law.
A. Yitro heard, took (twice), came, trembled with
joy (different opinions as to what VAYICHAD means),
said.
In the second part of Perek 18, his name is not used
at all. He is repeatedly referred to only as the
father-in-law. |
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 Missing
the Rabbi
By
Varda Branfman
Most people are highly
corruptible. They may have ideals and lofty
visions, but very often, they can be deflected
off course by their own drives and desires. The
Rabbi was incorruptible.
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The Coming
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This essay is based upon the insights and chidushim (original
ideas) of Talmudic scholar Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, as
published in the Hebrew version of the Steinsaltz Edition of
the Talmud.
Pesachim
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