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CHUMASH
Parshas Pinchas - Shlishi with Rashi
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In today’s Chumash we learn about how Eretz Yisroel is divided. The Leviim are counted, and the daughters of Tzelofchad ask for a part of Eretz Yisroel.
Eretz Yisroel is divided: First we learn how Hashem tells Moshe how to divide up Eretz Yisroel:
Each of the people that Moshe and Elazar just counted will get a part of the land.
The land will be divided fairly so each family that goes into the land will have the same amount of place to grow things.
Then Eretz Yisroel will be divided into 12 parts, each with the right amount of sections for the number of people that are in the Shevet.
The names of the Shevatim will be written down on pieces of parchment, and the names of these 12 parts of Eretz Yisroel will also be written down on different pieces of parchment. They will all be mixed together in a box.
Elazar will put on the special clothing of a Kohen Gadol, so he can get Ruach Hakodesh. Each of the Nesiim, the leaders of the Shevatim, will come up, one by one. First, Elazar will say with Ruach Hakodesh which part of Eretz Yisroel will go to this Shevet, and then the Nasi will pick out two pieces of parchment. It will be a Neis — the Nasi will pick out the parchment with the name of THEIR Shevet, and ALSO the one with the part of Eretz Yisroel that Elazar just said! And even more, the parchment will TALK, and say that this part of Eretz Yisroel goes to this Shevet!
All of these nisim will help the Yidden to know that Hashem is deciding where each person’s piece of Eretz Yisroel really is.
The Leviim are counted: Moshe and Elazar will count the Leviim. All of the Leviim should be counted, starting from babies just one month old! (With the other Shevatim, only men older than 20 years old were counted, because only men over age 20 would get a part of Eretz Yisroel, and the main reason for this counting was to divide up Eretz Yisroel fairly. But the Leviim weren’t counted for the same reason. Shevet Levi didn’t get a piece of Eretz Yisroel for each person. That’s why Hashem told Moshe and Elazar to count ALL of them!)
If we look at the numbers, we see that the amounts of the other Shevatim were less than the ones who came out of Mitzrayim. But there are more Leviim now than there were before! That’s because almost everyone who came out of Mitzrayim passed away in the Midbar, except for the Leviim, Kalev and Yehoshua, and the women.
The daughters of Tzelofchad: After learning how Eretz Yisroel will be divided, Tzelofchad’s five daughters (Machla, Noa, Choglah, Milkah, and Tirtzah) came to Moshe, very upset. They loved Eretz Yisroel and wanted a part too, but since their father didn’t have any boys, no one from their family would be getting a piece of Eretz Yisroel.
Tzelofchad passed away because of a different aveira, not because he didn’t want to go into Eretz Yisroel. So it’s not fair, they said, that his family shouldn’t get any part of it! His daughters asked that they should get a piece of Eretz Yisroel to share.
Moshe had forgotten the halacha, and had to ask Hashem.
IY”H tomorrow we will learn what Hashem says should be done!
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Today’s kapitelach Tehillim are Tzadik to Tzadik-Vov.
In today’s Tehillim, we have the kapitel that the Leviim would sing in the Beis Hamikdash on Shabbos — the Shir Shel Yom for Shabbos.
One of the pesukim in this kapitel speaks about how everybody thanks Hashem on Shabbos. Chassidus explains on the words “Tov Lehodos LaHashem” (it is good to praise Hashem) that it’s the goodness of Hashem that makes people praise him. Of course Hashem is always good, but on Shabbos we can FEEL it, so that’s why especially on Shabbos His goodness makes us want to thank and praise Hashem!
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TANYA
Igeres Hateshuvah Perek Vov
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We said that when a Yid does an aveira chas veshalom, he can get Tumah Chayus. Today we will see that not only CAN he get that kind of chayus, but he gets A LOT!
Why?
When a Yid does an aveira, the Hey of Hashem’s name gets separated from the other letters, like we learned before.
Where does it go to? To the koach of tumah!
Who made it go there? The person who did the aveira, chas veshalom. The koach of tumah is VERY happy to get the chayus — so happy, that it gives a lot of chayus to the person who did the aveira! Of course this is not good chayus, but it does make it possible to live a tumah life for a long time.
(Since he is alive, he has more chances to do teshuvah, and Hashem certainly helps every Yid to do teshuvah!)
When a Yid does Teshuvah, then the Hey comes out of its Golus in the tumah, and goes back to being part of Hashem’s name!
Now we understand what Teshuvah is all about: It’s bringing the Hey out of the koach of Tumah, where a Yid puts it when he does an aveira. His Teshuvah brings the Hey back to where it should be! Now, instead of the person getting his chayus from tumah, he is again able to receive his chayus from kedusha.
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Did you ever go on a long trip? Hopefully you didn’t forget to say Tefillas Haderech!
The Rebbe Rashab had a minhag that even when he was on a LONG trip, staying in one place for months and months, he STILL said Tefillas Haderech EVERY DAY. Since there is no chiyuv to say the bracha, in order not to say a bracha for no reason, he didn’t say Hashem’s name in the bracha at the end.
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SEFER HAMITZVOS
Shiur #16 - Mitzvas Lo Saasei #35, #38, #36, #37, #34, #43, #44, #40, #39, #41, #45, #171
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Today we learn 12 MORE mitzvos about how to stay away from Avodah Zarah!
1) (Mitzvas Lo Saasei #35) It is asur to say “magical words” to make someone feel better or stay safe, like the goyim do.
We learn this mitzvah from a posuk in Parshas Shoftim: לֹא יִמָּצֵא בְךָ וְגוֹ׳ וְחֹבֵר חָבֶר
The details are explained in Mesechta Shabbos perek Zayin.
2) (Mitzvas Lo Saasei #38) It is asur to try to do things to speak to a person who passed away, like the goyim do.
We learn this mitzvah from a posuk in Parshas Shoftim: לֹא יִמָּצֵא בְךָ וְגוֹ׳ וְדֹרֵשׁ אֶל הַמֵּתִים
3) (Mitzvas Lo Saasei #36) It is asur to ask questions from a person who does the Avodah Zarah of “Ov.”
We learn this mitzvah from a posuk in Parshas Shoftim: לֹא יִמָּצֵא בְךָ וְגוֹ׳ וְשֹׁאֵל אוֹב
4) (Mitzvas Lo Saasei #37) It is asur to ask questions from a person who does the Avodah Zarah of “Yidoni.”
We learn this mitzvah from a posuk in Parshas Shoftim: לֹא יִמָּצֵא בְךָ וְגוֹ׳ וְשֹׁאֵל אוֹב וְיִדְּעֹנִי
5) (Mitzvas Lo Saasei #34) We are not allowed to do any kind of magic or witchcraft.
We learn this mitzvah from a posuk in Parshas Shoftim: לֹא יִמָּצֵא בְךָ וְגוֹ׳ וּמְכַשֵּׁף
6) (Mitzvas Lo Saasei #43) A man is not allowed to cut off his peyos.
We learn this mitzvah from a posuk in Parshas Kedoshim: לֹא תַקִּפוּ פְּאַת רֹאשְׁכֶם
7) (Mitzvas Lo Saasei #44) A man is not allowed to shave his beard with a razor.
We learn this mitzvah from a posuk in Parshas Kedoshim: וְלֹא תַשְׁחִית אֵת פְּאַת זְקָנֶךָ
8) (Mitzvas Lo Saasei #40) A man is not allowed to wear women’s clothes.
We learn this mitzvah from a posuk in Parshas Ki Seitzei: וְלֹא יִלְבַּשׁ גֶּבֶר שִׂמְלַת אִשָּׁה
9) (Mitzvas Lo Saasei #39) A woman is not allowed to wear men’s clothes.
We learn this mitzvah from a posuk in Parshas Ki Seitzei: לֹא יִהְיֶה כְלִי גֶבֶר עַל אִשָּׁה
10) (Mitzvas Lo Saasei #41) It is asur to make a tattoo.
We learn this mitzvah from a posuk in Parshas Kedoshim: וּכְתֹבֶת קַעֲקַע לֹא תִתְּנוּ בָּכֶם
The details are explained in the end of Mesechta Makos.
11) (Mitzvas Lo Saasei #45) A Yid is not allowed to hurt himself because he is sad that someone passed away, or as any kind of Avodah Zarah.
We learn this mitzvah from a posuk in Parshas Re’eh: לֹא תִתְגֹּדְדוּ
The details are explained in the end of Mesechta Makos.
12) (Mitzvas Lo Saasei #171) A Yid is not allowed to pull out his hair because he is sad that someone passed away.
We learn this mitzvah from a posuk in Parshas Re’eh: וְלֹא תָשִׂימוּ קָרְחָה בֵּין עֵינֵיכֶם לָמֵת
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RAMBAM
Hilchos Avodas Kochavim
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Perek Yud: One thing that we learn is that we should give tzedakah to poor goyim, and not just poor Yidden, because we want to have shalom. We should be nice to them and say hello when we see them!
In Perek Yud-Alef, the Rambam tells us that it’s a goyishe thing to try to figure out what will happen in the future. Yidden need to believe in Hashem, and trust that He will take care of us. (These are the halachos of the first part of today’s Sefer Hamitzvos.)
In Perek Yud-Beis, we learn about how a Jewish man or boy can’t cut off his beard or peyos! (These are the halachos of the second part of today’s Sefer Hamitzvos.)
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On Tes-Vov Adar (Shushan Purim), the Beis Din checks on the donations they got all year for the Beis Hamikdash and puts the money together with the Machatzis Hashekel they just collected, so it will be ready to use for all of the things the Beis Hamikdash needs. All of the things need to be sold, because the Beis Hamikdash only uses the money!
If someone wants to give this kind of present nowadays, what do we do with it?
The person isn’t allowed to use it — it is Cherem. He needs to put it away until he can give it to the Beis Hamikdash, or until it is ruined.
Mazel Tov! We now finish Sefer Hafla’ah!
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Did you know that the Three Weeks are actually a special time?
The Rebbe gives us a mashal to show us how:
Imagine a person who has many, many precious stones. He has piles of shining sapphires, smooth pearls and glittering diamonds. He gathers them together and puts them in a big strong box to keep them safe. He closes the lid tightly and carefully locks the box.
One day, he decides to give his friend a big gift. He has his servants carry the big box to his friend’s house!
The friend looks at the box and wonders why his friend gave it to him. It is very big and will take up a lot of space in his home. The box is very plain, and doesn’t look so nice. The top is rough and wouldn’t make a comfortable seat or be good for a table. The box is very heavy and hard to move around. What kind of present is this?
But if the friend takes the key and opens the box, he will feel very differently! He will be very excited about the box, because it is holding a priceless treasure!
Every year, Hashem gives us a priceless treasure — the Three Weeks. This is the time in the year when we remember the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash which began this long and bitter Golus.
We can look at this time and wonder why Hashem gave it to us. These days may look heavy, sad, or even ugly! We don’t like this present very much.
But if we look inside this time, we will see that the Three Weeks are a very special time! Hashem hides many kochos and brachos inside these days.
How do we do this?
We need to use the key! The key is to work extra-hard on our shlichus of making the world a comfortable place for Hashem. We do this by using every part of our lives — our sleeping, our eating, our money — to serve Hashem.
We sleep like a chossid, saying Kriyas Shema She’al Hamitah and putting Negel Vasser by our bed. We eat with a bracha, and with the kavana to have koach to serve Hashem with this food. We give extra tzedakah to bring the Geulah closer. We learn Hilchos Beis Habechirah, the halachos of the Beis Hamikdash, with Emunah that Hashem will rebuild it very soon.
When we do this, we will get the hidden treasure of brachos hiding inside of the Three Weeks!
See farbrengen Parshas Pinchas Tof-Shin-Mem-Ches
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Before we enjoy a tasty bite
A sweet, sweet smell, or a beautiful sight
We say a bracha to thank Hashem
For creating all of them!
Every morning, we realize
That we got a gift, when we open our eyes.
Our neshama has been returned again
A special gift straight from Hashem!
Just like the Birchos Hanehenin, the brachos on enjoying Hashem’s wonderful world, we also thank Hashem for our neshama in Modeh Ani. We can’t thank Hashem BEFORE starting to enjoy being awake and alive, but as soon as we open our eyes, we thank Hashem right away! We are about to enjoy the pleasure of having our neshama and chayus back again, in time for a new day.
Modeh Ani doesn’t look like a bracha, because our hands are still tomei, and we can’t say Hashem’s name yet. That’s why it doesn’t start with the words “Baruch Ata Hashem.”
Later, after washing our hands and saying Asher Yatzar, we will thank Hashem again for returning our neshama, with the bracha of Elokai Neshama.
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When we wake up, before we wash Negel Vasser, we say Modeh Ani.
How soon do we have to say Modeh Ani after we wake up?
In Shulchan Aruch, the Alter Rebbe tells us that we need to say Modeh Ani “miyad,” right away! We shouldn’t wait at all. Right away when we wake up, we say Modeh Ani.
In other places in halacha, we use a different word, “teikef.” If we do something “teikef,” we can’t wait very long either! But “teikef” is still an amount of time, even though it is a short amount of time. “Miyad” means right away, without waiting at all!
See Shulchan Menachem vol. 1, p. 2
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לעילוי נשמת הרה״ח ר׳ דניאל יצחק ע״ה בן ר׳ אפרים שי׳ מאסקאוויץ
שליח כ"ק אדמו"ר נשיא דורנו למדינת אילינוי
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In this week’s parsha, Parshas Pinchas, we learn how the Yidden were counted. Hashem says that Eretz Yisroel should be split up for the Yidden that were counted now!
In one of his nevuos, the Navi Yechezkel tells us that when Moshiach comes, Hashem will split up Eretz Yisroel among the Yidden again!
זֹאת הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־תַּפִּילוּ מִנַּחֲלָה לְשִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֵלֶּה מַחְלְקוֹתָם נְאֻם ה׳ אֶלוֹקִים
Zos Ha’aretz — This is the land
Asher Tapilu — which you should give out
Minachala Leshivtei Yisroel — as the nachalah of the Shevatim
Ve’eieleh Machlekosam — and this is how you should split them up
Ne’um Hashem Elokim — says Hashem.
The Gemara explains that this time, when they divide up Eretz Yisroel, they should do it differently than the way it was done in the Midbar. This time, Hashem Himself will give each Shevet their part, and Shevet Levi will also get a part of Eretz Yisroel, not just cities like they had before!
In Tof-Shin-Lamed-Ches the Rebbe said a maamar explaining how Eretz Yisroel will be divided, according to Gemara and Chassidus! In the maamar, the Rebbe also tells us the Avodah we need to do to get ready for this to happen.
See Yechezkel perek Mem-Ches posuk Chof-Tes, Maamar Le’eileh Techaleik
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