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Har Sinai is a kind of conduit, a connector between Heaven & Earth. It’s message is that every act we perform, every Mitzva we keep, reverberates & impacts both above & below.
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Sh'mita: A Question of Ownership
A brief Dvar Torah on the Parsha, based on R. Samson Raphael Hirsch’s Torah Commentary -
Sh'mita and Mt. Sinai
A brief Dvar Torah on the Parsha, based on R. Samson Raphael Hirsch’s Torah Commentary -
The Bankrupt Borrower
“I loaned someone money, and I did not hassle him for payment when he told me that things were tough. Recently, I contacted him to ask if he is in any position to pay back. He replied that he was forced into bankruptcy and thereby absolved all his debts. Does he, indeed, no longer owe me for the loan? -
It’s sow easy to change
The rationale behind Shmita, is to create for us a “Shabbat Shabbaton” every 7 years. Like the contemporary Sabbatical, this results in a complete change in our routine, a break from the norm, a chance to recharge the batteries & then make a new start, refreshed & reinvigorated. -
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Helping Your Brother
The Torah tells us that in the same way we would not take interest from our brother we should not do this to any jew as we are all brothers.
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