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27 August 2026
馃幖谞讬讙讜谉 讛专讗砖讜谞讬诐 砖谞诪爪讗 讘讘讬转 讛讘谉 讗讬砖 讞讬: 诪专讟讬讟 - 诪专谉 讛讙专"讬 讛诇诇 讜讘谞讜 砖专讬诐 注诐 讛拽讛诇 讘注爪专转 讘诪拽住讬拽讜 住讬讟讬
诪讬诇讜转 讛砖讬专: 讗ֱ诇ֹ讛ֵ讬 注ֹ讝 转ְּ讛ִ诇ָּ转ִ讬 / 专ְ驻ָ讗ֵ谞ִ讬 讜ְ讗ֵ专ָ驻ֵ讗 讜ְ转ֵ谉 诪ַ专ְ驻ֵּ讗 诇ְ诪ַ讞ֲ诇ָ转ִ讬 / 诇ְ讘ַ诇 讗ָ诪讜ּ转 讜ְ讗ֶ住ָּ驻ֶ讛 诇ְ讱ָ 讗讜ֹ讚ֶ讛 讘ְּ注讜ֹ讚ִ讬 讞ַ讬 / 讘ְּ转讜ֹ讱ְ 专ֵ注ַ讬 讜ְ讙ַ诐 讗ַ讞ַ讬 讜ְ讗ַ专ְ讘ֶּ讛 诪ַ讛ֲ诇ַ诇 砖ִׂ讬讞ַ讬 / 讘ְּ拽讜ֹ诇 注ָ专ֵ讘 讜ְ谞ִ讬讘 讬ָ驻ֶ讛 讬ְ砖ׁ讜ּ注ָ转ְ讱ָ 转ְ讘讜ֹ讗ֵ谞ִ讬 / 讜ְ注ַ诇 专ַ讙ְ诇ַ讬 转ְ拽ִ讬诪ֵ谞ִ讬 讘ְּ砖ׁ讜ּ讘ִ讬 注讜ֹ讚 讗ֱ诇ֵ讬 讻ַ谞ִּ讬 / 诇ְ讟讜ֹ讘ָ转ְ讱ָ 讗ֲ谞ִ讬 爪讜ֹ驻ֶ讛 拽ְ砖ֹׁ讘 讻ִּ讬 专ַ讘 讻ְּ讗ֵ讘 诇ִ讘ִּ讬 / 讻ְּ讗ֵ砖ׁ 讘ּ讜ֹ注ֵ专 讘ְּ转讜ֹ讱ְ 拽ִ专ְ讘ִּ讬 讜ְ诇ֹ讗 谞讜ֹ转ְ专ָ讛 谞ְ砖ָׁ诪ָ讛 讘ִּ讬 / 讜ְ讻ֹ讞ִ讬 讛讜ּ讗 诪ְ讗ֹ讚 专ָ驻ֶ讛 讬ְ讛ִ讬 谞ָ讗 讞ַ住ְ讚ְּ讱ָ 注ָ诇ַ讬 / 诇ְ住ָ诪ְ讻ֵ谞ִ讬 讘ְ诪ַ注ְ讙ָּ诇ַ讬 讜ְ讻ָ诇 讬ָ诪ַ讬 讜ְ讙ַ诐 诇ֵ讬诇ַ讬 / 讗ֲ讛ַ诇ֶּ诇ְ讱ָ 讘ְּ谞ֹ注ַ诐 驻ֶּ讛 诪ְ讞ֵ讛 驻ִ砖ְׁ注ִ讬 讻ְּ诪讜ֹ 注ָ谞ָ谉 / 讘ְּ爪ֵ诇 砖ַׁ讚ַּ讬 讬ִ转ְ诇讜ֹ谞ָ谉 讜ְ讗ֵ专ָ讗ֶ讛 讜ְ讗ֶ转ְ讘ּ讜ֹ谞ָ谉 / 诪ְ拽讜ֹ诐 住ַ驻ִּ讬专 讜ְ讙ַ诐 讬ָ砖ְׁ驻ֵ讛.
诪专转拽 - 诪讚讜注 诪转讜 讛讻讘砖讬诐 砖诇 讛诪谞讛讬讙 讛专讘 讗诇讬砖讬讘? 住讬驻讜专 讛诪讘讛讬诇 砖讞砖祝 讞转谞讜 讛专讘 讝讬诇讘专砖讟讬讬谉 讘砖讬注讜专讜 讜讛诪住专 诪讝讛
讗转 讛讚讘专讬诐 讛拽专讬讗 诪专谉 专讘讬谞讜 砖诇讬讟"讗 讘砖讬注讜专讜 诪转讜讱 拽讜讘抓 '诪砖谞转 讛讚祝' - 诪砖谞讬讜转 注诐 驻谞讬谞讬 讞砖讜拽讬 讞诪讚, 砖诐 讛讚驻讬住讜 讗转 诪讛 砖讻转讘 专讘讬谞讜 讘住驻专讜 讞砖讜拽讬 讞诪讚 注诪"住 讚诪讗讬 (驻"讘 诪"讙), 讻讚诇讛诇谉: 诇诪讛 诪转讜 讞诪砖转 讛讻讘砖讬诐, 砖诪专谉 讛讙专讬"砖 讗诇讬砖讬讘 拽讬讬诐 讘讛诐 诪爪讜转 专讗砖讬转 讛讙讝? 诪注砖讛 讘讬讛讜讚讬 诪诪讜砖讘 诪住讜讬讬诐, 砖讛讘讬讗 讞诪砖讛 讻讘砖讬诐 诇诪讜"讞 诪专谉 讛讙专讬"砖 讗诇讬砖讬讘 讝爪讜拽"诇, 讻讚讬 砖讬讜讻诇 诇拽讬讬诐 诪爪讜讜转 专讗砖讬转 讛讙讝, 诪专谉 拽谞讛 讗转 讛讻讘砖讬诐 讜拽讬讬诐 讗转 讛诪爪讜讛 讻讛诇讻转讛, 讜砖诪讞 诪讗讜讚, 诇讗讞专 诪讻谉 讘讬拽砖 讛诪讜讻专 诪诪专谉 诇拽谞讜转 讗转 讛讻讘砖讬诐 讘讞讝专讛, 讜讗讝 讗诪专 诪专谉 讝爪"诇 砖讗讬谞讜 诪讜讻谉 诇讻讱, [讜专爪讛 砖讬砖讞讟讜 讗讜转诐 诇讗诇转专], 讻讬 讗住讜专 诇讙讚诇 讘讛诪讛 讚拽讛 讘讗"讬, [讻讚讬 砖诇讗 讬专注讜 讘砖讚讜转 讗讞专讬诐], 讻诪讘讜讗专 讘讘"拽 (讚祝 注讟 注"讘) 讜讘讚诪讗讬 驻"讘 诪"讙. 讛诪讜讻专 讚专砖 讗转 讛讻讘砖讬诐 讘讞讝专讛, 讘讛住转诪讱 注诇 讚讘专讬 讛砖讜"注 (讞讜"诪 住讬诪谉 转讟 住"讗) 砖讻转讘 砖讛讗讬讚谞讗 砖讗讬谉 诪爪讜讬 砖讬讛讬讜 诇讬砖专讗诇 讘讗"讬 砖讚讜转, 谞专讗讛 讚砖专讬, 讜讬砖 驻讜住拽讬诐 砖讻转讘讜 砖讗注"驻 砖讘讬诪讬谞讜 诪爪讜讬 讘讗"讬 砖讚讜转 砖诇 讬砖专讗诇, 讘讻诇 讝讗转 讛讛讬转专 谞砖讗专 讘转讜拽驻讜, 讜讻谉 诪讜讘讗 讘讗专讞讜转 专讘谞讜 (讞"讗 注诪讜讚 砖注讟 讗讜转 诇讟) 讘砖诐 讛讞讝讜"讗, 讗诇讗 砖讛讜住讬祝 砖诐 砖转"讞 爪专讬讱 诇讛讞诪讬专 注诇 注爪诪讜 讜诇讗 诇讙讚诇讜. 讗讱 诪讜"讞 讝爪"诇 住讜讘专 讚诪讗讞专 讜讻讬讜诐 讛砖转谞讛 讛诪爪讘 讜讘"讛 讬砖 砖讚讜转 诇讬砖专讗诇, 讞讝专 讛讗讬住讜专 诇诪拽讜诪讜, 讜讻诪讜 砖讬转讘讗专 诇讛诇谉. 讜诇诪注砖讛 诇讗讞专 讚讬谉 讜讚讘专讬诐 谞诪讻专讜 诇讜 讛讻讘砖讬诐 讘讞讝专讛, 讜住讬驻专 讛诪讜讻专 砖讘转讜讱 砖讘讜注 诪转讜 讻诇 讞诪砖转 讛讻讘砖讬诐 讛诇诇讜, 砖讝讛 讚讘专 诪讗讜讚 诇讗 砖讙专转讬, 讜讬讛讬 诇谞住. 讜讛讜住讬祝 专讘讬谞讜 讗转 讛诇拽讞 讛谞诇诪讚 诇讚讜专讜转: 讻讜诇诐 专讗讜 砖讛砖诐 讛讜讗 讛讗诇讜拽讬诐, 砖注讘专讜 注诇 讚讘专讬 讛爪讚讬拽 讛专讘 讗诇讬砖讬讘, 讗讝 诪转讜 讗讞讚 讗讞专讬 讛砖谞讬. 讗讞讚 讛转诇诪讬讚讬诐 砖讗诇: 讛讗诐 讛讞拽诇讗讬 诇讗 讛讬讛 专砖讗讬 诇住诪讜讱 注诇 专讘 讛诪讜砖讘 砖讛拽诇 专讘讬谞讜 讛砖讬讘 诇讜 转砖讜讘讛 砖讛讜讗 诪住专 诪砖诪注讜转讬 讘讻诇 讗专讞 讛讞讬讬诐: 爪专讬讱 诇专讗讜转 诪讬 讬讜转专 讙讚讜诇, 专讘 诪讜砖讘 讛讬讛 专讘 砖诇 注讬专 讗讱 诇讗 讛讬讛 诪讙讚讜诇讬 讛讚讜专, 讗讘诇 讛专讘 讗诇讬砖讬讘 讛讬讛 讙讚讜诇 讛讚讜专.
26 August 2026
The Plane Crash That Taught Us About Teshuva
America is on Fire, Flooding, Drought and Evacuations
Inferno bears down on Reno, Nevada, displacing thousands
CANNOT BELIEVE What just Happened..... This is a Nation Wide Emergency
Rabbi Winston: Parashas Ki Savo
THERE HAVE ALWAYS been children who have not followed in their parents’ religious footsteps and who have gone “off the derech.” It is sad and tragic and causes the family no shortage of anguish, sometimes for the right reasons and sometimes for not such right reasons. And though we always tend to try to pinpoint what it was specifically that caused it to happen, the truth is, we’re never really sure. It can be for reasons we can’t even see, maybe even having to do with previous lifetimes.
However, there is a common denominator. I have never heard of a case of someone leaving yiddishkeit while enjoying it. Human beings tend to gravitate to the things that give them joy, even sacrificing other things to prolong them. And the truth is, the Torah already told us that in this week’s parsha.
There are 98 curses in this week’s parsha. It sounds as if they are the result of straying from Torah, which they are, but not exactly. In the generation of the Holocaust, so many secular Jews had come from secular families with little or no access to the kind of information necessary to wake up and do teshuvah.
They may not have all halachically been a “tinok v’nishba,” like a child who doesn’t even know they are Jewish, but they were certainly close to it. When you add abject poverty, terrible anti-Semitism of the times, and a rapidly changing world of opportunity, it is hard to imagine any of them realizing the importance of returning to their Jewish roots.
The Torah, in this week’s parsha, makes a statement that we need to seriously consider. It says that all the curses will befall the Jewish People because:
…you did not serve God, your God, with happiness and with gladness of heart, when [you had an] abundance of everything. (Devarim 28:47)
In other words, the Torah is zeroing in on the real problem, and the real problem began while people were still serving God, still doing the mitzvos, just not with joy. Because, as we all know and history proves, it doesn’t take much time before we don’t serve God at all.
The Gemara says that “The Shechinah does not reside [upon someone] because of sadness, laziness, laughter, frivolity, idle conversation, idle chatter, but rather because of the joy of a mitzvah” (Shabbos 30b).
So, then, what are we teaching our children? What are we teaching ourselves if we don’t know how to derive the utmost pleasure from doing a mitzvah? Just like the mitzvah to love God is a mitzvah to do that which will result in love of God, the mitzvah to serve God in joy is a mitzvah to stop and figure out what it is about performing mitzvos that is supposed to give us joy, real joy?
Because, if we’re really honest with ourselves, a lot of the joy people feel from doing mitzvos is after they’re done, a feeling of, “Well, I’m glad that’s over and I fulfilled my obligation.” That’s not a false joy, just not the one the parsha is talking about, because it is not one that will keep our children “on the derech,” and many adults as well.
Because, we should not forget, God gave us mitzvos for our benefit, not His. Sure, we bring Him joy by being obedient. But, we bring Him even more joy when we show Him that we get it, we understand how they are for our good, and we know how to tap into the heart of the mitzvah to uplift and inspire our own.
If you already love mitzvos and can’t wait to do the next one, you’re blessed. If the highlight of your day is talking to God and you look for every opportunity to do so, not to solve some problem, not fix some issue, not to make more parnassah, but just to be connected to your Father in Heaven, then you get it, lucky you.
If not, then something is not quite right in your understanding of Torah and your appreciation of the gift of having mitzvos. And that is something each and every one of us has to take to heart and spend the appropriate amount of time resolving. And, if you’re a teacher, you have to make it a priority not just to educate, but to inspire and teach children how to find the joy inherent in mitzvos. Not for God’s benefit, but for ours, and all the generations that we hope will walk in our footsteps as we try to follow in God’s.
I will be giving a two-part series on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur b”H on Monday, August 24 and Monday, August 31, called “Renewal & Rebirth.” The classes will be on Zoom at 8:15 pm Israel time, but recorded for registrants to watch on their own time. You can register using this link: https://www.matara.pro/nedarimplus/online/?mosad=7014140, or write to me at pinchasw@shaarnun.org if you prefer an alternative means.
Have a great Shabbos,
Pinchas Winston
In Honor of Rabbi Wein zt"l
DISCOVER THE TRUE MEANING OF HAPPINESS
Seventy-five years ago, a new rebbe arrived at a Yeshiva in Chicago
He was a Lithuanian Talmid Chacham of real stature, but the circumstances of life had left him teaching the entry-level class. He taught in accented English with plenty of Yiddish, and he had a habit that drove his students a little crazy — he would interrupt the shiur to ask questions that had nothing to do with the sugya.
One of those students was a boy named Berel Wein
Just before Tishrei one year, the Rebbe asked the class which day on the Jewish calendar is the happiest. The boys answered what any of us would answer: Purim. Simchas Torah.
He shook his head
“The happiest day on the Jewish calendar," he told them, "is Yom Kippur”
Then he explained why — and the answer stayed with Rabbi Wein for the next seventy-five years. Joy, he said, depends on things outside of us: food, music, company, gifts. It comes and it goes. Happiness is something inside a person, and it needs none of those things. Yom Kippur is the one day when every external prop is stripped away and a Jew stands alone with his conscience — and discovers he can be forgiven, and can resolve to be better. That is where real happiness begins
Rabbi Wein zt"l wrote that story down in the opening pages of his sefer on Ne'ilah. It is one of dozens of moments like it in the two volumes he left us on the tefillos of the Yamim Noraim — and we are happy to share that both are now available on Amazon
MAJESTY, MEMORY & RESONANCE: Insights on Musaf for Rosh Hashanah
Rabbi Wein called the Musaf shofar service the most majestic and emotional prayer service of the entire year — a 1,900-year-old composition from the Academy of Rav whose words, he wrote, seem beyond the reach of mere mortals. In this volume he walks through it verse by verse: Malchuyos, Zichronos, Shofros, and the Aleinu that opens them. Not a translation — an explanation of why these particular pesukim were chosen, where they come from, and what they are asking of us.
“I am trying to write a simple book about a deep and fathomless subject," he wrote in the preface. He succeeded.
Majesty, Memory & Resonance is now available on rabbiwein.com and Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9659010397
IN THE SHADOW OF THY HAND: Insights on Ne'ilah for Yom Kippur
Rabbi Wein once ran through an airport for the last flight of the night — no reservation, on standby, praying the gate would still be open when he got there. Halfway down the gangway it struck him: this is Ne'ilah. All of us hoping to get in before the doors close.
This volume follows the Ne'ilah service from beginning to end — the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy, Viduy, the plea for forgiveness, the closing brachos — through ten chapters of the insight, memory, and storytelling that made Rabbi Wein's voice unmistakable
In the Shadow of Thy Hand is now available on rabbiwein.com and Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9657818273
Elul is here. In a few weeks we will all be standing with our machzorim open, saying words we have said every year of our lives.
These two seforim were written so that this year, we might actually hear them.
Both are available now on Amazon.
Kesiva v'chasima tova,
The Destiny Foundation
讛讝讻专讜谞讜转, 讛谞讛讙讜转 讛拽讜讚砖 讜讛讙讬诇讜讬讬诐: 讘谞讬 诪专谞谉 讛讙专"驻 砖专讬讬讘专 讜讛讙专"谞 讟讜诇讚讬谞讜 - 讛讙专讬"讘 讜讛讙专"讬 讘驻讗谞诇 讛住讟讜专讬
讻讟讬驻讜诇讬诐 讛拽砖讬诐 讗讜转诐 注讜讘专., 讜讛讙讗讜谉 专讘讬 讬砖讬 讟讜诇讬讚谞讜 砖诇讬讟"讗 讘讞诇拽讜 讛专讗砖讜谉 砖诇 讛驻讗谞诇 讗砖专 讛讜谞讞讛 讘讟讜"讟 讜讚注转 注"讬 讗讬砖 讛讞讬谞讜讱 讛专讛"讙 讬讜住祝 讘专讻抓 砖诇讬讟"讗, 讞讝专讜 讛专讘谞讬诐 诇转拽讜驻转 讬诇讚讜转诐 讘爪诇 讗讘讜转讬讛诐 讛讙讚讜诇讬诐. 讘诪讛诇讱 讛讚讘专讬诐 谞砖讗诇讜 砖讗诇讜转 讜砖驻注讜 住讬驻讜专讬诐 诪专讙砖讬诐 讜诪专转拽讬诐 注诇 诪专谉 讛讙讗讜谉 讛讙讚讜诇 专讘讬 谞讬住讬诐 讟讜诇讬讚谞讜 讝爪讜拽"诇, 讜注诇 诪专谉 讛讙讗讘"讚 讛讙讗讜谉 讛讙讚讜诇 专讘讬 驻谞讞住 砖专讬讬讘专 讝爪讜拽"诇. 讘讬谉 讛讬转专 住讬驻专 讛讙专"讬 讟讜诇讬讚谞讜 砖诇讬讟"讗, 讻讬 讝讻讜专 诇讜 讬讜诐 砖讘讜 讞讝专 讗讘讬讜 讝爪讜拽"诇 诪砖讬注讜专 砖讘讜 谞讗诪专讛 住讘专讛 讗讚讬专讛 诪转讜专转 讛讙专砖"砖 砖拽讗驻. "讝讛 讛讬讜诐 砖讘讜 讗讘讗 谞讛讬讛 砖讬讻讜专 诪讛转讜专讛", 讛讙讚讬专 讛讙专"讬 砖诇讬讟"讗 讘讛转专讙砖讜转. "诪讗讝 讛讜讗 讛讬讛 驻砖讜讟 诪讞讜讘专 诇转讜专讛, 注讚 砖诇讗 讛讬讛 诪住讜讙诇 诇讛驻住讬拽 诪砖拽讬讚转讜 讜讛转诪讚转讜". 讛讙专讬"讘 砖专讬讬讘专 砖诇讬讟"讗 讛讜住讬祝 讜住讬驻专 讝讬讻专讜谉 诪专转拽 诪讬诪讬 讬诇讚讜转讜. 诇讚讘专讬讜, 讛讬讛 诇讜 讞讘专 诪讘讬转 诪砖驻讞转 诇讬诪谉 砖讛转讙讜专专 讘讻谞讬住讛 诇讘讬转讜 砖诇 诪专谞讗 专讘讬 专驻讗诇 讘专讜讱 讟讜诇讬讚谞讜 讝讬注"讗. 讘讗讞讚 讛讬诪讬诐, 讘注讜讚讜 注讜诇讛 讘诪讚专讙讜转, 讛讜驻讬注讛 诪讜诇讜 讚诪讜转讜 讛讛讚讜专讛 砖诇 专讘讬 专驻讗诇 讘专讜讱. "讬诇讚, 诇讗谉 讗转讛 讛讜诇讱?" 砖讗诇 讗讜转讜 专讘讬 专驻讗诇 讘专讜讱. 讛讙专讬"讘 讛砖讬讘 讻讬 讛讜讗 讛讜诇讱 诇砖讞拽. "诇讗 注讚讬祝 诇诇诪讜讚 讞讜诪砖 讘讝诪谉 讛讝讛?" 砖讗诇. 讛砖谞讬讬诐 讛诇讻讜 讬讞讚 诇讘讬转 讛诪讚专砖 讛住诪讜讱, 砖诐 讬砖讘 专讘讬 专驻讗诇 讘专讜讱 讜诇讬诪讚 讗讜转讜 讞讜诪砖. "讛诪专讗讛 讛讝讛 讞拽讜拽 讘诇讘讬 注讚 讛讬讜诐. 讻讱 讞讜讜讬转讬 诪讛讬 讗讛讘转 转讜专讛 讗诪讬转讬转 – 砖讗讬谉 讘注讜诇诐 砖讜诐 讚讘专 讞讜抓 诪转讜专讛", 住讬驻专. 注讜讚 住讬驻专, 讻讬 讘诪讛诇讱 讬诪讬 讛砖讘注讛 注诇 讗讘讬讜 讛讙专"驻 砖专讬讬讘专 讝爪讜拽"诇, 砖讗诇 讗讜转讜 讗讞讚 讛谞讜讻讞讬诐 讻讬爪讚 讬讚注 讗讘讬讜 讗转 讛转讜专讛 讻讜诇讛 讜讝讻专 讗转 转诇诪讜讚讜 讘讗讜驻谉 讻讛 诪讜驻诇讗. 讛讙专讬"讘 讛砖讬讘 诇讜 讘砖讗诇讛: "讗讬驻讛 讛讬讬转讛 讛讞转讜谞讛 砖诇讱?" 讜讛诇讛 讛砖讬讘. "诪讬 住讬讚专 拽讬讚讜砖讬谉 讜诪讬 讛讬讜 讛注讚讬诐?" 砖讗诇 砖讜讘, 讜讗祝 注诇 讻讱 讬讚注 讛讗讬砖 诇讛砖讬讘 诪讬讚. 讗诪专 诇讜 讛讙专讬"讘: "讻砖诐 砖讗转讛 讝讜讻专 讗转 讛讞转讜谞讛 砖诇讱 讗祝 砖讛讬讬转讛 诇驻谞讬 注砖专讜转 砖谞讬诐, 诪砖讜诐 砖讛讬讗 注谞讬讬谞讛 讜专讬讙砖讛 讗讜转讱 诪讗讜讚 – 讻讱 讗讘讗 讝讻专 讗转 讛转讜专讛. 讛讜讗 讗讛讘 讗讜转讛 注讚 讻诇讜转, 讜诇讗 注谞讬讬谉 讗讜转讜 讚讘专 讘注讜诇诐 讞讜抓 诪讛转讜专讛". 讻讱 谞诪砖讻讜 注讜讚 注砖专讜转 住讬驻讜专讬 诪讜驻转 诪专转拽讬诐, 讗砖专 驻转讞讜 爪讜讛专 诇注讜诇诪诐 砖诇 注谞拽讬 转讜专讛 砖讞讬讜 讘讚讜专 讛拽讜讚诐, 讜专讜讞诐 注讜讚谞讛 讞讬讛 讜诪砖驻讬注讛 注讚 讬诪讬谞讜. 讘讞诇拽讜 讛砖谞讬 砖诇 讛驻讗谞诇 谞砖讗诇讜 讛专讘谞讬诐 注诇 讬诪讬 讘讞专讜转诐 讘讬砖讬讘转 驻讜谞讬讘讝', 讘爪诇 专讘讜转讬讛诐 讛讙讚讜诇讬诐. 诪砖诐 谞住讜讘讛 讛砖讬讞讛 注诇 讛驻注专讬诐 讜讛讛讘讚诇讬诐 讘讬谉 注讜诇诐 讛讬砖讬讘讜转 讚讗讝 诇注讜诇诐 讛讬砖讬讘讜转 讘讬诪讬谞讜, 注诇 砖讗讬驻讜转 讗诪讬转讬讜转 诇讙讚诇讜转 讘转讜专讛 讜注诇 讛讗驻砖专讜转 诇讞讬讜转 讘专讜诪诪讜转 讜讘砖讗讬驻讜转 砖诇 "讙讘讜讛 诪注诇 讙讘讜讛", 讙诐 讘转讜讱 讞讬讬 讛诪注砖讛. 讘讞诇拽讜 讛讗讞专讜谉 砖诇 讛驻讗谞诇 谞砖讗专 讛讙专"讬 讟讜诇讬讚谞讜 砖诇讬讟"讗, 讜讛爪讬注 讘驻谞讬 爪讬讘讜专 讛诇诪讚谞讬诐 讘拽讛讬诇讛 讻诪讛 砖讗诇讜转 讘注讜诪拽 讛注讬讜谉, 讗砖专 讛讘注讬专讜 讗转 讘讬转 讛诪讚专砖 讘讗砖 砖诇 转讜专讛, 讜注讜专专讜 讜讬讻讜讞讬诐 注讝讬诐. 讗讞转 诪谉 讛砖讗诇讜转 讛讬讬转讛 诇砖讬讟转 诪专谉 讛砖讜"注 (讘住讬诪谉 专"讜 住注讬' 讜'), 砖讗诐 讘讬专讱 注诇 驻专讬 讜讛讜讗 谞驻诇 讜谞诪讗住, 讗驻讬' 讗诐 讬砖 驻讬专讜转 讗讞专讬诐 爪专讬讱 诇砖讜讘 讜诇讘专讱. 讜砖讗诇 讻讬爪讚 讬砖 诇谞讛讜讙 讗诐 讘讬专讱 注诇 讙专讙专 讞讜诪讜住, 讜讛讜讗 谞驻诇 诇转讜讱 爪诇讞转, 讜讻注转 讛讜讗 讬讻讜诇 诇讗讻讜诇 讗转 讛爪诇讞转 讻讜诇讛, 讗讱 讗讬谞讜 讬讜讚注 讗讬讝讛 讙专讙讬专 讛讜讗. 讛爪讬讘讜专 讬爪讗 谞诇讛讘 讜谞专讙砖 诪谉 讛讻讬谞讜住 讛讬讬讞讜讚讬, 讘转讞讜砖讛 砖诇 讟注诐 砖诇 注讜讚 讜讘专讜诪诪讜转 专讜讞 砖谞砖讗讘讛 诪讚诪讜讬讜转讬讛诐 砖诇 注谞拽讬 讛转讜专讛, 讗砖专 诇讗 讛讬讛 诇讛诐 讘注讜诇诪诐 讗诇讗 讚' 讗诪讜转 砖诇 转讜专讛 讜讛诇讻讛. 讘住讬讜诐 讛讜讚讜 讘谞讬 讛拽讛讬诇讛 诇讙讘讗讬诐 讛诪住讜专讬诐 砖讟专讞讜 诇诪注谉 讛驻拽转 讛注专讘, 讜讘专讗砖诐 讬讜讝诪讬 讜诪讗专讙谞讬 讛诪注诪讚, 讛专讘 讬讜住祝 讘谉 讚讬讬谉, 讛专讘 诪讬讻讗诇 讜注拽谞讬谉, 诪诇讜讜讛 拽讛讬诇讜转 讛拽讜讚砖 讛专讘 讬砖专讗诇 讻讛谉 讜讻诇诇 讙讘讗讬 讛拽讛讬诇讛, 讛专讘 讗砖专 谞讝专讬, 讛专讘 诪砖讛 诪注讟讜, 讛专讘 讚讜讚 诇讜讬, 讛专讘 讗讘讬讞讬 讚讜讬讚讬, 讛专讘 砖诪注讜谉 砖驻讬讗谉 讜注讜讚. 拽专讚讬讟 转讬注讜讚: 讻讜转诇 讛诪讝专讞
A Kiddush Hashem
Channel 14 journalist Yinon Magal came to the defense Monday morning of Shas’s new campaign video, which depicts a family with one son serving in the IDF and his brother learning in yeshivah, arguing that criticism of the video is unjustified.
Speaking on his 103FM program, Magal rejected claims that Shas was cynically using the image of an IDF soldier for political purposes. “As someone who pushed for the draft law, there was no party that worked harder for the draft law than Shas,” he said.
Magal then criticized what he described as the “demonization” of yeshivah bochurim. He said that he recently saw footage of thousands of talmidim at Yeshivas Chevron at the beginning of Elul Zman and found himself debating whether to share it on his news channel.
“Suddenly I find myself saying: What, should I share it or not? As if it’s already become uncomfortable,” he said. “How did we get here? What a demonization they’ve carried out against those who learn Torah.”
“Fortunate are you, talmidei chachamim; fortunate are you that you have Torah learning and that you have the Gemara,” Magal continued. “Keep learning for the sake of Am Yisrael.”
At the same time, he praised IDF soldiers, saying: “These are tzaddikim and those are tzaddikim, and one does not come at the expense of the other.”
Magal then spoke about his own family. “I have one son in the army, in a special unit, and I have one son in yeshivah. I have to say that I’m happier than I’ve been in a long time. It fills me with so much joy, pride, and happiness that I have a son who learns Torah all day.”
He said the value he places on his son’s Torah learning outweighs any financial windfall.
“If I had the choice between winning NIS 50 million in the lottery today or having my son learn Torah in yeshivah all day — I would rather have my son learn Torah all day.”
(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
Rav Yosef Chaim of Baghdad zt"l
Rav Yosef Chaim of Baghdad zt"l
讛专讘 讬讜住祝 讞讬讬诐 讘谉 讗诇讬讛讜 诪讘讙讚讚 讝爪"诇
Elul 13 , 5669
25 August 2026
The Holy People Building The Bet Hamikdash
馃毃 They Found Him! But Something Was Terribly Wrong...
Rabbi Dan Tiomkin shares what happened when his own son began slipping away and the discovery that changed everything. A personal conversation about struggling kids, parenting, trust, boundaries, and finding a way back.
馃敟讗砖 讛转讜专讛 诪诪讝专讞 砖讘注专讛 讘谞转讬讘讜转: 讙讚讜诇讬 讛转讜专讛 讛讙专讘"讚 讚讬住拽讬谉 讛讙专"诪 转讜驻讬拽 讜讛讙专"讬 讟讜诇讚讬谞讜 讘注讜诪拽讗 讚砖诪注转转讗
Shalom Pollack: SUKKOT TIYUL
Shalom friends,
How Did Avshalom Get His Hair Tangled In a Tree If He Shaved His Head Weakly?
24 August 2026
Over 15,000 photos Welcoming Olim to Israel
Esser Agaroth: The WEST BANK??
Why Not Call The West Bank, The West Bank?
诇诪讛 诇讗 诇拽专讜讗 诇讙讚讛 讛诪注专讘讬转 讛讙讚讛 讛诪注专讘讬转?
Esser Agaroth (2¢):
I still do not have any problem with calling the West Bank, the West Bank. The East Bank belongs to us too. So, why are there so many Jews who have meltdowns, every time they hear this term?
The Beitar Movement used to depict both banks of the Jordan River as being included in a State of Israel. It has long since toned down its rhetoric, as has the Likud Party, having declared a respect for the sovereignty of [the made-up country of] Jordan (Reuven and Gad).
Not only that, but Judea encompasses much more than within the mythical green line, down to Be'er Sheva, in fact. Samaria does not actually include Binyamin, which had been part of the Kingdom of Judea. Yet, for some reason, everyone lumps the territory north of Jerusalem into one category of Samaria, and south of Jerusalem into another. Jerusalem is very much part of Judea.
The appellation West Bank is a more accurate than Judea and Samaria.
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Whoa Esser, lets give this some critical thought
If you want to say "West Bank of Eretz Yisrael" and "East Bank of Eretz Yisrael", I might say 'MAYBE"!
However, we are talking about the Heartland of Ancient Biblical Eretz Yisrael, not modern Israel! And way back then there were specific names given to these areas.
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Beitar Movement: This is ours. This is, too.
讬׳ 诇讞讜讚砖 讛砖讬砖讬 转砖驻״讜





