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Category: Getting Out of Galus

The Hidden Lessons of Gemara Shabbos 104a

Posted on January 18, 2023January 26, 2023 By Simcha Gittel No Comments on The Hidden Lessons of Gemara Shabbos 104a
The Hidden Lessons of Gemara Shabbos 104a

BS”D In the process of doing research for another article, I landed on Gemara Shabbos 104a. This page delves into the significance of both the form and order of the Hebrew alphabet among other things. What I saw there “jumped out” at me so much that I realized I needed to put the first article…

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Fundamentals in Judaism, Getting Out of Galus

How We Can Sweeten the Judgments this Tisha B’Av

Posted on August 5, 2022October 11, 2022 By Simcha Gittel No Comments on How We Can Sweeten the Judgments this Tisha B’Av
How We Can Sweeten the Judgments this Tisha B’Av

BS”D On Tisha B’Av, we face two main, somewhat contradictory themes: aveilus (mourning) and teshuva (repentance). Though the ultimate goal of Tisha B’Av and the three weeks that proceed it is teshuva, the main focus on the ninth day of Av itself is aveilus over the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash. Throughout most of the day,…

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Chagim, Getting Out of Galus, Teshuva

Atzvus, Yeiush and the Three Weeks

Posted on July 25, 2022August 5, 2022 By Simcha Gittel No Comments on Atzvus, Yeiush and the Three Weeks
Atzvus, Yeiush and the Three Weeks

BS”D The three weeks between the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av is a period of constriction and introspection. It is a time when we collectively mourn over the destruction of the First and Second Temples and the devastating events that led up to it. It’s a time when we are also forced…

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Chagim, Emunah, Getting Out of Galus, Teshuva

Emuna and Bitachon and the Light of Chanukah

Posted on November 29, 2021December 1, 2022 By Simcha Gittel No Comments on Emuna and Bitachon and the Light of Chanukah
Emuna and Bitachon and the Light of Chanukah

Chanukah may fall out at the darkest time of the year. But, the very darkness gives the intense spiritual light Chanukah brings to the world the ability shine its brightest. This light is known as ohr haganuz, the hidden light of creation: וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים יְהִי־א֑וֹר וַֽיְהִי־אֽוֹר And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there…

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Chagim, Emunah, Getting Out of Galus

Sefiras HaOmer: Learning How to Walk

Posted on April 21, 2020April 27, 2020 By Simcha Gittel No Comments on Sefiras HaOmer: Learning How to Walk
Sefiras HaOmer: Learning How to Walk

BS”D Straight after the first day of Pesach we enter a seven-week cycle known as Sefiras HaOmer (the Counting of the Omer). The 49 days from Pesach to Shavous really represent a journey of 49 steps to spiritual growth and emotional refinement that help us renew our acceptance of the Torah on an individual level. On the first…

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