Aleinu 5776: Powerful Thoughts to Take Into the New Year

Aleinu 5776: Powerful Thoughts to Take Into the New Year

by Moshe Burt

It seems that Rabbis Asher Baruch Wegbreit, Emanuel Feldman and Shimon Pincus are not the only ones who have expressed thoughts on Aleinu in articles and S’forim.

Recently, while in Shul, this author picked up the Sefer “The How and Why of Jewish Prayer,” by Rabbi Yisrael Rubin.

R’ Rubin devoted three entire pages (pages 330-332) to some power-packed thoughts about Aleinu throughout the year which have been excerpted here. R’ Rubin writes: read more

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Succot 5776: Personal and Collective Kavanah in Prayer — Are Our Tefillot Worthy of Our Distinction?

Shalom Friends;

Our Succot vort is being sponsored by Haim and Danit Kalb and family of Ramat Beit Shemesh to Lilui Nishmas the Yahrtzeit of Haim’s Grandfather Efraim ben R’ Mordechai. To the Kalb family, many thanks for your sponsorship and for your continued kindnesses.

You can celebrate a Simcha — a birth, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a Chassuna or other Simcha event in your life, or commemorate a Yahrtzeit of a loved one, or for whatever other reason by sponsoring a Parshat HaShevua.

Please forward to your relatives and friends and encourage them to sponsor a Parshat HaShevua. And please be in contact with me with any questions, or for further details. read more

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Parshat Ha’azinu 5776: Our Obligations and Responsibilities and Hashem’s Clouds of Glory

Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua is being sponsored by Dr. Eliyahu and Shuli Gherman of Ramat Beit Shemesh to commemorate Eliyahu’s Bar Mitzvah parsha — Ha’azinu. To Mishpochat Gherman, many thanks for your sponsorship and your continued kindnesses.

You can celebrate a Simcha — a birth, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a Chassuna or other Simcha event in your life, or commemorate Yahrtzeit of a loved one, or for whatever other reason by sponsoring a Parshat HaShevua.

Please forward to your relatives and friends and encourage them to sponsor a Parshat HaShevua. And please be in contact with me with any questions, or for further details. read more

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Yom Kippur 5776: The Ketores, the Galbanim and the Unity of Am Yisrael as Hashem’s Kohanim to the Nations

Shalom Friends;

Our Yom Kippur vort is being sponsored by Yossie and Elisheva Schulman of Ramat Beit Shemesh. To Yossie, Elisheva and the Schulman family, may you all be inscribed and sealed for only simcha, success, good health, nachas from your children, and only good things in the year to come and to at least 120 years. Many thanks for your sponsorship and your continuing kindnesses.

Friends, you can celebrate a Simcha — a birth, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a Chassuna or other Simcha event in your life, or commemorate a Yahrtzeit of a loved one, or for whatever other reason by sponsoring a Parshat HaShevua. read more

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Parshat Vayeilech 5776: Internalizing the Message of Hakhel During the Ten Days of Teshuvah

Shalom Friends;

Our Parshat HaShevua Vayeilech is being sponsored by Nachum and Michal Kligman of Ramat Beit Shemesh in thanks to Hakadosh Baruch Hu for all the Blessings He has given us. To the Kligman family, many thanks for your continued kindnesses. May you know only simcha, success, good health, nachas from your children, and only good things in the year to come and in all years to at least 120!

You can celebrate a Simcha — a birth, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a Chassuna or other Simcha event in your life, or commemorate a Yahrtzeit of a loved one, or for whatever other reason by sponsoring a Parshat HaShevua. read more

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Rosh Hashanah 5776: Aleinu; Not Just a Once-a-Year Rite

Shalom Friends;

Our Rosh Hashana 5776 Vort is being sponsored by Avraham and Miriam Deutsch of Efrat who wish Zahal and Kol Am Yisrael L’Shana Tova! To the Deutsch family, many thanks for your continued kindnesses. Avraham and Miriam, may you know only simcha, success, good health, nachas from your children, and only good things in the year to come and in all years to at least 120!

You can celebrate a Simcha — a birth, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a Chassuna or other Simcha event in your life, or commemorate a Yahrtzeit of a loved one, or for whatever other reason by sponsoring a Parshat HaShevua. read more

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Parshat Nitzavim 5775: The Closeness of Torah and Jewish Collective, Unified Responsibility

Shalom Friends;

Our Parshat HaShevua Nitzavim is being sponsored by Ari and Aliza Rosenstein and family of Ramat Beit Shemesh and dedicated Lilui Nishmas in memory of Aliza’s Mother, Anne Samson A’H: Rochel Rivka bat Mattityahu HaKohen. To the Rosenstein family, many thanks for your sponsorship and continued kindnesses.

Moshe Burt
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Parshat Nitzavim 5775: The Closeness of Torah and Jewish Collective, Unified Responsibility
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Parshat Ki Tavo 5775: A Jew’s Continuing Cheshbon of Aliyah?

Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua Ki Tavo is being sponsored by David and Julie Morris of Ramat Beit Shemesh dedicated for for a Refuah Shaleima for Chaya bat Navah, and Kol Cholei Yisrael. To the Morris family, many thanks for your sponsorship and for your continued kindnesses.

You can celebrate a Simcha — a birth, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a Chassuna or other Simcha event in your life, or commemorate Yahrtzeit of a loved one, or for whatever other reason by sponsoring a Parshat HaShevua. read more

Parshat Ki Teitsei 5775: Torah Responsibility vs Acquiescence to and Indoctrination of Evil?

Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua Parshat is being sponsored by Pesach and Ann Chapler of Ramat Beit Shemesh dedicated for both continued recovery for Yishaya Shalom ben Malka Gittel (Yishaya Blass) and for a total, complete refuah shleima for Chaim Yechiel ben Malka (Howard Rothman). To the Chapler family, many thanks for your sponsorship and for your continued kindnesses and good wishes.

You can celebrate a Simcha — a birth, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a Chassuna or other Simcha event in your life, or commemorate Yahrtzeit of a loved one, or for whatever other reason by sponsoring a Parshat HaShevua. read more

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Parshat Shoftim 5775: Connecting Judicial Righteousness, Our Mission and the Paradigm Criteria for Kingship Over Am Yisrael

Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua Parshat Shoftim is being sponsored by Yirmi & Rochelle Gold of Ramat Beit Shemesh dedicated for both continued recovery for Yishaya Shalom ben Malka Gittel (Yishaya Blass) and for a total, complete refuah shleima for Chaim Yechiel ben Malka (Howard Rothman). To the Gold family, many thanks for your sponsorship and for your continued kindnesses and good wishes.

You can celebrate a Simcha — a birth, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a Chassuna or other Simcha event in your life, or commemorate Yahrtzeit of a loved one, or for whatever other reason by sponsoring a Parshat HaShevua. read more

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