“Thank You”. Yes indeed, “Thank You”. These Parshos reiterate and enumerate the building of the Mishkan and the manufacturing of the Bigdei Kehunah. In Parshas Pekudei, when Bnai Yisroel completed the building of the Mishkan and Bigdei Kehunah, the Posuk tells us: “Va’Yi’re Moshe Es Kol Ha’melochoh Ve’Heenai Osuh Oy’soh Ka’Asher Tzee’voh Hashem Keyn Osuh, [...]
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Parshos Va’Yakhel-Pekudei: The Mishkan Was Built With These Two Words.
Posted in Hadracha, Hashkafa, Parshas Hashavua, Torah, tagged avodas Hashem, bitachon, Chinuch, emunah, hakoras hatov, Harav shimshon pincus, Torah on March 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Parshas Ki Sisah: What’s In Your Wallet?
Posted in Chinuch, Hadracha, Hashkafa, Parshas Hashavua, Torah, tagged Atonement, avodas Hashem, bitachon, Census, Chinuch, emunah, Harav shimshon pincus, Hashem, Hashkafa, Hatzoloh, Hatzolos Nefoshos, Kaparah, Kedusha, mitzvos, Nefesh, Parnassah, Shekel HaKodesh, simcha, spirituality, Torah, Tzedakah on February 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A popular Ad/Commercial playing nowadays in the secular media is from a well-known Bank that touts the benefits of owning their credit card and all of the wonderful products and services you can purchase with it; their hook tag line is the question, “What’s in Your Wallet”. It’s certainly a catchy phrase designed to increase [...]
Parshas Yisro: Can We See A Sound? Can We Touch Emunah?
Posted in Chinuch, Hadracha, Hashkafa, Parshas Hashavua, Prayer, Shabboss, Torah, tagged avodas Hashem, bitachon, Emunah. Tefillah, Harav Gamliel HaKohen Rabinowitz, Harav shimshon pincus, Hashkafa, mitzvos, Ohr Shimshon, Prayer, Sfas Emes, spirituality, Torah on January 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It appears from this weeks Parsha that indeed we can. At Har Sinai the Posuk tells us: Ve’Chol Ha’Om Royen Es Hakolos V’Es Halapeydim. Rashi Z”L explains that Bnei Yisroel ‘Roiyen Es Hanishma”, they saw the sounds- that which is heard- the Aseres Hadibros emanating from Hakodesh Boruch Hu and Moshe Rabbeinu. The Sfas Emes [...]
Connecting Heaven & Earth Through Mitzvos!
Posted in Hadracha, tagged a jews purpose in life, david hamelech, heaven and earth, mitzvos, nisayon, shavuos, to be jewish, Torah, what hashem wants, what it means to be jewish on January 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
David Hamelech writes; “Lecha Hashem Hagedulah, V’hagevurah etc… In this Psalm, David Hamelech lists various ‘strengths and attributes’ of Hashem Yisborach. However, in the 6th Midda which he introduces, he inserts an attribute which seems to veer from the previously identified middos, in that it doesn’t seem to identify the greatness of Hashem. This midda [...]
Throw Yourself Into The Torah & Hide From Esav
Posted in Hashkafa, tagged esav, Forefathers, jewish persecution, parshas devarim, power of torah, rav gifter, Torah on July 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The pasuk in Parshas Devarim tells us that Hakadosh Baruch Hu instructs the B’nei Yisroel not to fight Esav, for it is an exercise in futility. Rather, Hakadosh Baruch Hu tells us, ”Pnu use’u Tzafonah” – move away and travel in a different direction. This connotes the directive for Klal Yisroel to ‘hide’, stemming from the term [...]
Planning Ahead
Posted in Hashkafa, tagged das torah, elul, machashava, pincus, rav shimshon pincus, Torah, yom tov on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Chazal teach us “Sofo Na’utz Betchiloso – The end is attached to the beginning”. In a different place, Chazal explain this concept with the words “Sof Ma’aseh B’machashava Techiloh – The final output is dependent upon the initial thought”. When an Architect draws up plans for a building, he already has the final draft completed [...]
Positive and Negative Energies and The Beauty Of Learning Torah! – Rav Shimshon Pincus
Posted in Hashkafa, tagged blueprint of creation, jewish bible, learn torah, learning torah, the bible, the torah, Torah on December 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hashem created his world with positive and negative energies. This concept is known as “Zeh Le’umas Zeh” . G-d set up his world so that these two energies are in constant conflict with each other. This means that there is always a delicate balance between these two forces and wherever you find one energy, know that [...]
Why Does A Jew Cry?
Posted in Parshas Hashavua, tagged avos, churban habayis, Destruction of temple, Jews, parshas vayigash, prophets, tefiloh, Torah on December 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Parshas Vayigash 2009 Why does a Jew Cry? The pasuk in this weeks’ parsha tells us; “V’lo yachol Yosef l’hisapek l’chol hanitzavim alav…vayitein es kolo b’bchi” – “and Yosef could not contain his emotions in front of all of the assembled people….and he raised his voice and wept”. The fact that Yosef wept when he [...]
Two Types Of Perfection
Posted in Torah, tagged perfection of Torah, Shleimus, Torah on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The pasuk says, “Toras Hashem Temimah M’shivas Nafesh” – “The words of Torah are complete/pure/straight, and soothes the soul. The pesukim continue with various aspects describing the individual beauty and facets of the Torah….. “Aidus Hashem Ne’emana” Pekudei Hashem Yesharim” “Mitzvas Hashem Barah” etc. The question is, if the first Pasuk has already described and [...]
A Partnership With Hashem
Posted in Hashkafa, tagged hilchos shabboss, laws of shabbos, rav pincus, Torah on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rav Shimshon Pincus, ZT”L says a beautiful vort regarding our partnership with Hashem. We know that in Hilchos Shabbos, there is a Halacha regarding two people who transport an item together from one “Rishus” to another. Under normal conditions, when a person carries outside of a rishus by himself, he is oiver on the transgression [...]
