All Entries Tagged With: "daily vort"
Expanded Daily Vort, Edition #11 For Week Of December 23rd- Parshas Vayechi
Parshas Vayechi: This week’s parsha, Va’y’chi, begins: “And Yaakov lived in the land of Mitzrayim {Egypt} seventeen years, and the days of Yaakov was, the years of his life, one hundred and forty seven years. [47:28]” What is the significance of the ‘days’ and the ‘years’ of his ‘life?’ Furthermore, why does the passuk {verse} [...]
Special Vort For Asarah BeTevet- What Are We Fasting For?
Asarah BeTevet- What Are We Fasting For? In Jewish consciousness, a fast day is a time of reckoning, a time to correct a previous mistake. What happened on the Tenth of Tevet that we have to correct? On the Tenth of Tevet, 2,500 years ago, Nebuchadnezzar began his siege of Jerusalem. Actually, there was little [...]
Important Safety Tips To Ensure You Have A Happy And Safe Chanukah
As Chanukah has begun, here are some important safety tips to ensure you have a happy and safe Chanukah: When lighting the Menorah: • Never leave Chanukah candles unattended and never go to sleep while Chanukah candles are burning • Place the menorah on a sturdy heat resistant surface away from anything that can catch fire including [...]
Expanded Daily Vort, Edition #9 For Week Of December 9th – More Halacha’s of Chanukah, Part 2 With A Chanukah Vort From The Editor
All Are Asked To Daven For Jonathan Pollard, Yehonatan Ben-Malka, Who Collapsed In His Jail Cell And Was Hospitalized Over Shabbos. Note: Since There Is Much Written Below, We Attached To Your Email A Printable Version… Dear Reader, Since the Halacha’s of Chanukah are very long and complex, we devoted this entire issue to it. [...]
Expanded Daily Vort, Edition #8 For Week Of December 2nd – Halacha’s of Chanukah, Part 1
Below Are Some Halacha’s Of Chanukah, They Are For Learning Purposes Only, If You Have A Halachic Question, Please Don’t Answer It With The Below Halacha’s But Rather Ask Your Rav, Thank You. Some Include The Source, Look In The Footnotes Part One: One may not fast during Chanukah. It is, however, permitted to fast [...]
Expanded Daily Vort, Edition #7 For Week Of November 25th – Parshas Vayishlach
Please Donate, The Damage Done To The Frum Community Is Severe And They Need Our Help… Link To Donate To The Frum Community In NY Where They Are Still Recovering From Hurricane Sandy: Please give generously by making out a check to the “Emergency Sandy Chesed Fund” and mailing it to 1340 East 9th Street, [...]
Message From Jewish Organizations About The Situation In Eretz Yisrael
At time of great peril, when the Jewish people are under attack, Jews everywhere support those who defend them on the front lines through prayer, charity, and Torah study. For those of us living in the Diaspora, our charitable support of the Israel Defense Forces and our heartfelt prayers for their success and safety are [...]
Expanded Daily Vort, Edition #6 For Week Of November 18th – Parshas Vayeitzei
Message From Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zweibel, Exec. VP, Agudath Israel of America TO: All friends and constituents of Agudath Israel of America There has been an escalation of rocket-fire, Rachmana litzlan, from Gaza into southern Eretz Yisroel over recent days. Rockets have hit Beersheba and Kiryat Malakhi, where three people were killed, Hy”d. Today [...]
Expanded Daily Vort, Edition #5 For Week Of November 11th
Please Donate, The Damage Done To The Frum Community Is Severe And They Need Our Help… Link To Donate To The Frum Community In NY Where They Are Still Recovering From Hurricane Sandy: Please give generously by making out a check to the “Emergency Sandy Chesed Fund” and mailing it to 1340 East 9th Street, [...]
Expanded Daily Vort, Edition #3 For Week Of October 28
Vort’s On Parshas Vayera: “And it came to pass, after all these things, that G-d tested Avraham… And He said to him, ‘Please take your son, your unique one whom you have loved, Yitzchak, and go forward to the land of Moriah, and bring him up as a sacrifice there, on one of the [...]
