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DISAPPOINTMENT

One of the worst emotions that a person can suffer is that of disappointment. Disappointment occurs when expected standards and/or achievements are not realized. It is the feeling that one has when one realizes what could have been and for some reason is not. “Could have” is a powerful force of depression in the world. Lost opportunities continue to haunt us long after the situation has...

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Rabbi Berel Wein

KI TETZEI

The parsha begins with war and ends with war. The first war described in the beginning of the parsha is against an unknown, unspecified and unidentified enemy. It is so to speak, a generic war, fought for causes that are not clear and under undetermined circumstances. The second war described at the end of the parsha is fought against a bitter age-old foe, Amalek, and is a war of...

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Weekly Parsha
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Rabbi Berel Wein

טיפול נוסח אלול

את/ה נהנה מדברי הרב וויין בעברית? ספרו של הרב בערל וויין בעבריתחוקי חייםשיחות ורעיונות לאלול ולירח האיתנים (חודש תשרי)העוסקים בענייני תשובה, הימים הנוראים וסוכותכשמו כן הוא - הספר מכיל חוקי חיים רבים שמנסחם כדרכו הרב...

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In My Opinion
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Rabbi Berel Wein

פרשת שופטים

את/ה נהנה מדברי הרב וויין בעברית? ספרו של הרב בערל וויין בעבריתחוקי חייםשיחות ורעיונות לאלול ולירח האיתנים (חודש תשרי)העוסקים בענייני תשובה, הימים הנוראים וסוכותכשמו כן הוא - הספר מכיל חוקי חיים רבים שמנסחם כדרכו הרב...

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Weekly Parsha
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Rabbi Berel Wein

SHOFTIM

The parsha of this week deals with the subject of following the decisions of the court and judges of one’s time, even if one personally disagrees with those judicial conclusions. From this flows a later concept in halacha of a zakein mamreh – a leading scholar, a member of the Sanhedrin itself, who refuses to accept or abide by the majority position and opinion of his colleagues. There is a...

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Rabbi Berel Wein

ELUL THERAPY

In the society that we live in, therapists are much in demand. Mental, emotional, physical and family problems have all become the province of the therapist. But, as the old joke goes - how many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb – only one but the bulb must want to be changed - therapists can only benefit those who want to be benefited. And, since most problems of this type –...

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In My Opinion
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Rabbi Berel Wein

פרשת ראה

את/ה נהנה מדברי הרב וויין בעברית? ספרו של הרב בערל וויין בעבריתחוקי חייםשיחות ורעיונות לאלול ולירח האיתנים (חודש תשרי)העוסקים בענייני תשובה, הימים הנוראים וסוכותכשמו כן הוא - הספר מכיל חוקי חיים רבים שמנסחם כדרכו הרב...

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Rabbi Berel Wein

מחושים קלים

את/ה נהנה מדברי הרב וויין בעברית? ספרו של הרב בערל וויין בעבריתחוקי חייםשיחות ורעיונות לאלול ולירח האיתנים (חודש תשרי)העוסקים בענייני תשובה, הימים הנוראים וסוכותכשמו כן הוא - הספר מכיל חוקי חיים רבים שמנסחם כדרכו הרב...

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In My Opinion
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Rabbi Berel Wein

SMALL ACHES

We are all aware of the great discomfort that small aches and pains can cause to even the most robust of human beings. I suffered from such an ache – commonly called a toothache – on my recent visit to the United States. It started suddenly and lasted for many days, finally disappearing as mysteriously and abruptly as it originally came on. But while it was with me, I felt myself quite...

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In My Opinion
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Rabbi Berel Wein

RE’EIH

The key word in this week’s parsha is naturally the word that begins the parsha – re’eih. The word means “see!” in the imperative, immediate sense. It is plain to understand that Moshe somehow needs the Jewish people to understand that it is insufficient to understand intellectually or even believe emotionally in God’s role in our lives. One must be able to see it clearly, to identify...

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Rabbi Berel Wein