Selections of Imrei Yehuda: Re'eh

"Noson Tittein Lo V'al Yera Lovovcha B'sitcha lo"Why the double Loshon of Noson Tittein?When an Oni asks for money the yetzer Hora tries to stop the person fromgiving tzedokah by saying how can you give, you wont have for yourself.A person will then have "yera Levovcha" So the Torah gives an Eitzah - that there should be a double giving.First a person should give from one "kuppa" to another. Then when theOni asks for money they should give from this second Kuppa. Therefore when one gives from one Kuppa to another the Yetzer Hora cantsay anything because it's still in his control. When the Oni comes theYetzer cant say he will be deficient because he's giving from theTzedoka Kuppa. (Sfas Emes M'Brezhan) Re-ay Onochi Noisen Lifneichem Hayom Brocha The Mechilta in Parshas Yisro discusses the concept of Klal Yisroel'sdesire to see the Ribbono Shel Olam and that he should speak to usdirectly not through a sheliach. Second, many ask,The Gemora Kiddushin 39b says "S'char Mitzva B'hei Alma Leka" if so, theThe Ribbono Shel Olam (Kavayochol) transgresses on "Lo Solin PeulasSochir" and "U'vyomo Tittein Sechoro". The answer is that the torah was given through a Middleman (Moshe) andthe din is that one who hires workers through a middleman does nottransgress "Lo Solin Peulas Sochir" and "U'vyomo Tittein Sechoro". That's why Klal Yisroel wanted Hashem to communicate directly with themso that the two commandments would "be in effect" (Kavayochol) andthere will Schar in this world. Hashem said the first two dibros directly. So anyone in Klal Yisroel whois Moiser Nefesh in the fullfilment of "Anochi" and "Lo See'h'yeh" canreceive reward on this world. That's Pshat in the Possuk Re-ay Onochi - with the fullfilling of the "anochi" by accepting andbelieving in the true Oneness of Hashem - through that....NoisenLifneichem Hayom Brocha - "Hayom" - immediately - davka on this world. The "Brocha" is as the possuk continues "Asher Tishmeu el Mitzvos Hashemelokeichem asher Anochi Metzaveh eschem" - again reiterating that theBrocha comes through being mekayeim the "anochi" (Imrei Yehida M'Brezhan)

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Selections of Imrei Yehuda: Yisro

1) The gemora in Sanhedrin says that "Vayichad Yisro" means Yisro took arock (I think) and circumsized himself - so the meforshim ask then whydidn't the Posuk say "Vayomal Yisro"?2) Rashi says "Vayichad Yisro" - "Vayismach Yisro" and Unkelos says"VaChadi Yisro" - the Aruch asks why did it have to say Vayichad Yisro,why couldn't it simply say Vayismach Yisro?The gemora in Shabbos says that any Mitzvah that the Yidden were MekabelB'simcha is destined for all future generations to be done B'Simcha. If it would have said Vayomal we wouldn't have known that he wasB'Simcha. If it would have said Vayismach then we wouldn't have knownthat he was Mol.Kevod Kedushas Admor"r M'Bobov Zecher Tzaddik LivrochaHashem is meramez to us in the Aseres Hadibros the Koach of Teshuva andhow it is needed to reach the highest madreigos There are 172 letters inthe Aseres hadibros the same the Roshei teivos of Koneh Oylomoy B'shoAdmo"r Brezhan Zecher Tzaddik Livrocha

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Selections of Imrei Yehuda: Behaaloscha

WARNING: This is a real Chassishe Vort :-) "Vayedaber Hashem ....Kach es Haleviyiim Mitoch Bnei Yisroel V'TihartaOisom" The Heiliger Ropshitzer ZT"L discussed the possuk "V'Ho-ish Moshe AnavMeoid Mikol HoOdam Asher al Pnei Ha'adomah" . The meforshim ask how canthis be so if he himself saw that he was chosen from amongst all of KlalYisroel to go up to Shamayim, accept the Torah and speak to the RibbonoShel Oilam "Ponim el Ponim"? How could he believe that he was theinferior to all of mankind? The answer is that when Moshe Rabbeinu ascended to Shamayim he saw howthe Mitzvos illuminated the heavens, with the mitzvos of Tefillin andTzitzis shining the greatest. He then began to delve into the source ofthese mitzvos, that they are made from the skins and the wool of lowlybehaimos, even from a Nevailah, and yet they shine brightest of all.Man who is a greater Madreigah of "Medaber" should have been chosen touse his skin etc.. for these mitzvos not an animal. From here Moshe Rabbeinu brought a proof that anything that is lowly andinsignificant on this world, is of great esteem in Shamayim and isselected for Mitzvos. So I (Moshe) who was chosen from all of KlalYisroel (on this world) to go up and bring the Torah to the Yidden, mustbe the lowest and insignificant. That is p'shat in the possuk "V'Hoish Moshe Anav Meoid" and how can thisbe? "Mikol HoOdam Asher al Pnei Ha'adomah" by seeing that he was chosenfrom all man on this world. The purification of man comes from the concept of "Bittul" that onerealizes in oneself that they are "nothing". Utilizing the concept of aMiut (of a dovor Issur) being Botul B'Rov, when a person sees himself asless than others in Klal Yisroel he becomes "botul" in his own eyes andbecomes Tohor. The Ribbono Shel Oilam wanted to separate the Leviyiim to be dedicatedto His service, so he commanded Moshe to take the Leviyiim from the BneiYisroel. The Leviyiim will then see that they were selected from Klal Yisroel sotherefore they must be the lowest from all, then they will feel thatthey are "betailim um'vutalim" and have the proper Taharas HaNefesh That is pshat in the Possuk "Kach es Haleviyiim Mitoch Bnei Yisroel"that they will see they were selected from Klal Yisroel so thereforethey must be the lowest from all and then it will result in "V'TihartaOisom" through their "Shiflus" they will be Zoicheh to Taharas Hanefesh Therefore the Roshei Teivos of "Oisom" (Aleph/Sof/Mem) is "(Miflu)Mimchu Al Tidrosh" - if you see that you were given something that is"Miflu Mimchu" and that you were selected above others.....then "AlTidrosh" "Al" being from a loshon of being unimportant, meaning youshould be Doiresh in yourself that you are inferior to others which willresult in the purification of your Neshoma.(Imrei Yehida)

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Rabbi Elchnon Halpern Shlit"a (center) approaching the Ohel of the Imrei Yehuda and the Sfas Emes in Brezahn cemetary

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