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| 5 Kislev 5769 | listen |
Honesty in Business
(13:26)
Davening and Torah study must lead to proper action -- honesty in business among them.
Sources: OC 155:1-2; MB 155:8-11
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| 4 Kislev 5769 | listen |
Trusting Hashem to Provide Parnossa
(12:51)
Sometimes keeping a set schedule for learning means giving up potential business profits. Or does it?
Sources: OC 155:1; MB 155:5-7
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| 28 Cheshvan 5769 | listen |
Making a Set Time for Torah
(14:32)
Every day, we should have a set time for Torah study -- a time that we are so committed to that we make up for having missed it.
Sources: Beur Halacha d.h. "V'Yikba"; OC 155:1; MB 155:4
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| 27 Cheshvan 5769 | listen |
Learning Torah with a Group
(14:19)
Learning Torah on your own is quite different from learning with a group.
Sources: Beur Halacha d.h. "V'Yikba"
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| 26 Cheshvan 5769 | listen |
Going from Prayer to Study
(14:42)
After shacharit, the next stop is at the Beit Midrash for Torah learning.
Sources: OC 155:1; MB 155:1-3
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| 8 Cheshvan 5769 | listen |
Lessons Learned from Honoring Torah Scholars
(12:25)
Rav Dovid discusses his personal experiences with honoring Torah scholars.
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| 7 Cheshvan 5769 | listen |
The Mystical Significance of Honoring a Torah Scholar
(14:11)
Why do we associate honoring a Torah scholar with honoring elders rather than with honoring parents?
Sources: Lev. 19:32, Ricanati
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| 6 Cheshvan 5769 | listen |
Other forms of Honor
(15:32)
There are a variety of things that we don't do out of respect...; how to correct your rabbi if he makes a mistake.
Sources: Sefer HaChinuch 257
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| 5 Cheshvan 5769 | listen |
Standing in Honor of the Rav
(15:16)
At what point are we requited to arise before a rabbi? At what point can we sit? To what rabbi(s) does this apply?
Sources: Kidd. 33a; YD 244:9,24
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| 2 Cheshvan 5769 | listen |
Giving Honor by Standing; Using Names and Titles
(14:37)
We honor our rabbis, elders, and parents by standing before them and by not calling them by name.
Sources: Avot 5:25; YD 244:7-8,12; Shach 6
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| 1 Cheshvan 5769 | listen |
Parameters of Honor: Torah Scholars and Elders
(12:17)
What are the parameters of honoring Torah scholars and elders?
Sources: Pes. 22b; YD 244:1
Dedicated l'ilui nishmat Shneur Zalman ben Shlomo on the occasion of his yahrzeit.
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| 30 Tishrei 5769 | listen |
Honoring Torah Scholars
(13:08)
The Sefer HaChinuch sees Lev. 19:32 as applying only to Torah scholars. What is the connection between honoring Torah scholars and honoring our elders?
Sources: Sefer HaChinuch 257
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| 29 Tishrei 5769 | listen |
Respecting Our Elders
(14:52)
We are required to respect all elders, even non-Torah scholars, even non-Jews.
Sources: Kidd. 33a; MT Talmud Torah 6:1,9; Lev. 19:32, Ramban
Dedicated as a zechut for a refuah shleimah for Breina bas Frieda.
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| 28 Tishrei 5769 | listen |
What does fear of Hashem have to do with honoring elders?
(14:58)
Rashi and Ibn Ezra explain the connection between "Revere G-d; I am Hashem" and "Arise before the elderly and honor your elders."
Sources: Lev. 19:32, Rashi, Ibn Ezra
Dedicated in memory of Feigel bas Aharon HaKohen on the occasion of her yahrzeit and for a refuah shleimah for Breina bas Frieda.
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| 25 Tishrei 5769 | listen |
The Mitzvot Involved in V'Hadarta Pnei Zakein
(16:12)
What is the difference between "respect your elders" and "stand in respect of an elder"? Is it one mitzvah or two?
Sources: Lev. 19:32; Kidd. 32b
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| 24 Tishrei 5769 | listen |
Introduction to V'Hadarta Pnei Zakein: Respect for Elders
(13:01)
We have a mitzvah d'oraita to honor and respect our elders. Here's one situation where it applies.
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| 8 Sivan 5768 | listen |
Communal Obligation for Our Children
(15:00)
All Jews are responsible for one another, so there are situations where every adult Jew has an obligation to educate every Jewish child. Two common cases: when a child does an issur for an adult; mitzvot ben adam l'chaveiro.
Sources: Ch"A 66:4-5
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| 27 Adar I 5768 | listen |
Maintaining Honesty and Integrity in Everything We Do
(15:29)
Keeping our promises is not just about our interpersonal and business relationships; it is a spiritual necessity for the entire Jewish People and the entire world. We must always be of one voice in heart and speech.
Sources: Sha'arei Teshuva 3:183; Zeph. 3:13; Brachot 2:2
Dedicated in honor of Rabbi Hager, the rabbi of the Wall Street Synagogue, and in honor of Yoel ben Ephraim Mordechai.
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| 26 Adar I 5768 | listen |
Honesty in Business
(14:45)
We must use a hin tzedek in all of our business dealings -- whether literally or figuratively.
Sources: CM 204:7; Shabb. 31a; Sha'arei Teshuva 3:182
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| 24 Adar I 5768 | listen |
Keeping Promises
(17:02)
Part of emes entails being true and honest, and that means keeping our promises.
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| 22 Adar I 5768 | listen |
Hin and Hen Tzedek: Say Only What You Mean
(13:06)
We may only possess accurate weights and measures. Based on the same verse, Chazal admonish us: say only what you mean.
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| 21 Adar I 5768 | listen |
The Difference between "Emes" and "Truth"
(15:17)
Changing our words or deviating from the truth does not mean that we are deviating from emes. A proper understanding of emes at times includes deviations from what in English is called "truth."
Sources: Emet l'Ya'akov (Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky zt"l) Breishit 27:12
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| 19 Adar I 5768 | listen |
Deviating from Truth is Sometimes Permissible, but it is Always Dangerous
(14:15)
Sometimes we can deviate from the truth, so long as we stick within appropriate halachic boundaries. But making a habit of such deviation is dangerous.
Sources: Yev. 63a; Yam Shel Shlomo (Maharshal) Yevamot 6:46; Gen. 27:19; Rashi, ad loc.
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| 15 Adar I 5768 | listen |
Different Categories of Untruth
(13:08)
Rabbeinu Yonah differentiates among different types of untruth, distinguishing between that which is permitted and that which is forbidden. But even the permitted should be avoided, as it accustoms our tongues to falsehood.
Sources: Sha'arei Teshuva 3:181
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| 13 Adar I 5768 | listen |
Deviating from Truth
(14:21)
There are times when we are allowed to deviate from the truth, but knowing how and when is generally extraordinarilly difficult to judge.
Sources: Ketubot 17b; Yev. 65b; Sha'arei Teshuva 3:181
Dedicated l'ilui nishmat Geula Yehudis Malka Rivka bas Chaim Mordechai on the occasion of her yahrzeit.
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| 9 Adar I 5768 | listen |
Distance Yourself from Falsehood
(16:08)
We have two mitzvot regarding truth and falsehood: "Do not lie" and "Distance yourself from falsehood. Why two mitzvot and what is the difference between them?
Sources: Exo. 23:6-8; Shevuos 30b; Yad Ketana Ch. 10 Deot 1:1
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