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Pesach I – 5782
Korach – 5783
Behaloscha – 5783
Tzav Purim – 5782
Vayikra – 5782
Pesach II a – 5783
Beshalach – 5782
Vayakheil 5782
MASTER SPINNERS
The Parsha tells us how “all the women whose hearts inspired them with wisdom spun the goat hairs.” The Torah associates the spinning of the goat’s hair into yarn with the women whose hearts were inspired with wisdom. It would seem that there is some unique connection between women and their wisdom to the art of spinning the hair into yarn. Why should this art be unique to women?
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SMALL BUT PURE WINS THE RACE
Excerpted from the writings of my dear brother in-law, Rav Michoel Bodenheimer zt’l
There is a famous story which was told by Rav Shimon Schwab zt’l about his encounter with the great Chofetz Chaim. The Chofetz Chaim, who was a Kohein, asked Rav Schwab if he was a Kohein or Levi, to which Rav Schwab answered that he was neither. The Chofetz Chaim proceeded to tell him why he and his ancestors were Koheinim and were chosen to serve in the Beis HaMikdosh and why Rav Schwab and his ancestors were not chosen. ”Moshe solicited the nation calling ‘All who are for HaShem come to me’ it was my grandfather who responded and not yours. The response to Moshe Rabbeinu’s call for action separated those who were to serve in the Beis HaMikdosh and those who would not serve.”