Insights into the parashah for every occasion
“Please, say a few words.”
An innocent, sincere request that strikes terror in many a heart. “I’m not prepared.” “Where can I find a quick idea?” “If only I had a story to fit the occasion!”
This book is the answer to many such prayers.
But it’s much more than a speaker’s manual. This is a book that will be enjoyable reading for every day of the year. It is a response to popular demand. It began with the popularity of Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser, a charismatic teacher who has won a host of followers through the magnetism of his personality and the fascinating content of his speeches and articles.
“Collect some of your talks in book form,” people asked. Here is it!
Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser goes through all the weekly siras in the Torah, and gives us three brief thoughts on each one. Each selection, with hardly an exception, includes a Torah idea, embellished or illustrated by a story. It’s a perfect daily companion – pick it up for a fascinating scan whenever you have a few minutes aching to be filled with something enjoyable and worthwhile. Use it at the Shabbos table. Browse through it when you need and idea for a talk or an insight to share with a companion.
To make this book even more useful, Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser has appended an index to classify the subjects according to occasions: bris, sheva berachos, bar mitzvah, and so on.
Anyone who has ever listened to Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser needs no further inducement. For those who have never heart him, met him, or read him, this book is a golden opportunity to make the acquaintance of one ot today’s most popular exponents of the Torah way of life. When you read this book, you’ll know why.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
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You have talent to say, not only something,waiting for next issue.
Something to say ?? How humble, please say more and again!
I love that book ! Thank You Rabbi Goldwasser !
is there volume no 2 ?
waiting for your new "something to say" words
let mi quote your wordsˇthe teaching the Torah in each languages made room, so to speak, for a spark of Torah in each language with the result that the influence of the Torah could be received in some measure among the nations..." how veriteble, not everyone in Klal Yisraeel had possibility to learn Hebrew ! Thanking to you and people like you we can enter the magic of Torah wisdom.
reading it over and over, allways finding some hiden message
let me ask You a question, when do You find time for all you are doing for Klal ?
There are many aspects of being Jealous and they must be addressed carefully.
When one is unhappy with his own life, (career, wife, kids, car, house etc.)his eyes will wander and look at the lives of others.
We are so quick to judge everyone around us, because truthfully, the grass is ALWAYS greener on the other side. But we never really know the Tzaros of others, no matter how happy they may seem.
Chazal say that jealousy dries up the bones. A person can be so consumed in their jealousy of others that it can literally destroy everything that they have. Our sages tell us that when one is jealous they do not gain anything and will surely lose all that they have.
We must look at the positive things in our lives and appreciate the little details. when we focus on all the negative details in our lives. surely we want to live someone elses. However, it all depends on our perspective in life, we have to have emuna and bitachon in HKBH when things are going a little rough. We must also try to be truely happy for our friends when they are experiencing a simcha. We say in Shema: "Ve loh Sasurru achareim levavechem Veacharei Einechem....." "Do not let your eyes and hearts wander..." IF we appreciate the good that HKBH blesses us with, then our hearts and eyes won't desire what others have.
I hope this helped a little bit...
Oh, yes, that's precisely what I needed.
I do have emuna and I do appreciate small good things, but sometimes agains my whish I am sinking........
The Rambam teaches in Hilchos De'os that a person should avoid having extreme personality traits. (be strong yet flexible, compassionate yet firm.) However, anger should be avoided as much as possible. It should be the only trait that should be avoided altogether.
We learn in the Iggeres HaRamban that "anger is a most serious character flaw and causes a person to sin".
When someone is consumed in their rage and and constantly loses their temper, nothing can restrain them. They are easily pulled toward Tum'ah and their Yetzer will take over. Anger severs the relationship with HKBH, and wont stop to think before committing a sin. The Talmud (shabbos 105b) tells us that "the man who loses himself to anger is considered to have worshipped idols!"
It says in the Iggeres HaRamban, "U'VaZeh Tinatzel Min Ha Ca'aas." "Gentle speech will protect you from anger."
One way to maintain self-control, the Reishis Chochmah advises, is to avoid LOOKING the eyes of the person when you are intensely angered.
please say something on Your other blogs
words are powerfull weapons,they could be easy missused but they could enlight our world as this book is doing. With all my respect
It's my dialy lecture Thank You
I like the composition of your sidrot
in your books we learn abouth Gdolim and their words. Thank You
Rabbi, what about the book "Missing letters" why isn't that book on this site ?
the book serves me to prepar Dvar Torah for my Family, but I am always saying that those words are Yours
I have another book with personal stories of faith & encouragement, Rabbi Goldwasser wrote, it's beautiful to.
It states in Yesod VeShoersh HaAvoda 1:5, that we should have a constant awareness of giving HKBH Nachas with every action that we commit. (whether it's tefilla, chesed, learning or watching others doing Mitzvos) we should realize that we are making Hash-m proud of us.
It's so easy to concentrate on doing things perfectly and meeting all the requirements and the have- to's that we forget at the end of the day, our Loving Heavenly Father just wants to be proud of us. (Like any human parent is proud of their children, it's parallel to HKBH's relationship with us.)
We learn in Iggeres Haramban that we should accustom ourselves to speak gently to all people at all times.
a)Accustom yourself--for life's surprises. If we can imagine the worst(chas ve'shalom)and in our mind's eye see our reaction and resolution and we won't take life as hard as it can hit us sometimes.
b)to speak gently--No matter how upset you get, even if it's justified and you must rebuke the person, do it calmly. Do not lose your state of calmness and cool.
c)to all people--respect everyone equally. If someone embarrasses you terribly, remain calm, especailly when one is being a nudge.. we also learn that it can mean people we don't appreciate. (parents, spouses, friends etc)
d)at all times-- when life has drained every last bit of strength from your soul, when you're frustrated, confused, and when the darkness seems endless, hold your head up high. HKBH is taking care of you; Remain calm and SPEAK GENTLY.
penetrating toughts, straight to the heart
so short Parashiot but with grate profundity
just if You count comments on this particular book, You should be inspired to write new one
And (god) will give you rest from all your enemies all around....
if the Jewish nation will live in harmony, no other nation could rise against us.
I have quoted a part of Your Re'e parasha , it is well known, but why we don't care for other Jews ?
The Shevet Mussar (ch.17) teaches us a few ways we can achieve humility:
Speaking gently- Always be in control of your emotions and speak in agentle tone of voice regardless of who you speak to.
Accepting praise- When one is undervingly praise, be quick to disagree. and when justifyiably praised and honored, one should be abashed; because there's always so much left for all of us to accomplish.
Avoiding revenge- when one has the midda of humility, he does not take revenge. A humble person is slow to anger and offend and can slowly with time, erase the insult from his memory.
Acceptance- A humble person can accept Tzaros with continuous love for HKBH.
A humble person is Zocheh for special HAshgacha Pratis, as Dovid Hamelech said: "He leads the humble with justice and will teach the humble His way." -Tehilim-25:9
Sefer HaMiddos tells us: As soon as the world begin to devoloe a humble trait in all its people, then we can all expect the coming of Moshiach!(Sanhedrin 98a)
Menoras HaMeor adds that the most humble men that lived, will be honored as heroes in the times of Moshiach- "When Hash-m shows favor to His nation, He will glorify the humble at the time of Salvation"- Tehilim (149:4)
What view do we hold about rainbows?
Always have Emuna, even if a person asks for something a thousand times, never be discouraged. One of the earlier Bellzer Rebbe said," No answer is also an answer". When you get frustrated, it is often because of our own expectations. Dont forget that the Navi says: Hash-m enlightens us,"My thoughts are not your thoughts, and therefore, we do not even have a glimpse into the depth of judgement and Divine Providence in this world.
The great Mussar giants say the famous chazal, "whatever is done in this world by Hash-m, is done for the good."
The Avodas Panim, says that one should be in the habit of saying: "Hash-m if you want it, then I want it. However if You dont want it, I also dont want it."
We have to train ourselves to always be positive and to stregthen our Emuna and Bitachon.
today it's easy to get upset, most of people are highly frustrated, it is very important to treat people in nice way and low voice. For some this is the only nice thing they could have.
yes, when you speak aloud, other peple hear you, but when you speak with low voice they listen
How can one make children ensure their children's spiritual safety?
I am wonderstricken with ypur gift to say so much with so few words.
Suprising how You keep explaining every word each time on different way
The chofes Chaim said that in Devarim,"cursed is the person thayt strikes his fellow man in secret" this applies to those who say Lashon Hara behind other people's backs.
if we dont treat Torah with the proper respect and Kedusha, if we don't learn out of love for hash-m and as our obligation as Yidden, then it becomes, Chas Ve'Shalom, like a regular subject that one learns out of curiousity and interest!!!!!!!!!
How can we infuse Kedusha in our lives today? On a PRACTICAL, SIMPLE LEVEL?!!
where is a good area one should consider REALLY doing Teshuva in especially in the upcoming days, the month of Elul??
Or what should be an areaone should be more careful in or be more stringent in?????
It's realy interesting, there is always something new I discover in those stories
PENETRATING WORDS
Depth of toughts so tipacal for Rabbi Goldwasser
Depth of toughts so tipacal for Rabbi Goldwasser
so good, so simple
We had a luck to listen your lecture in London GB, and we were impressed how powerfull impact You have on people
Rabbi, it's amazing, thank You
Love this book, it's my fawored !
Just as people's faces are different, so too are there individual differences in their opinions and knowledge (Berachos 58a)
Just as people's faces are different, so too are there individual differences in their opinions and knowledge (Berachos 58a)
Thunder was created to make our hearts tremble (Berachos 59a)
Everything G-d does for us is for the good (Berachos 60b)
If a person wishes to squander away his money, let him hire workers and not stay with them. (Bava Metzia 29b)
Correct yourself first and then correct others (Bava Metzia 107b)
Those who are besieged by anger have no life.(Pesachim 123b)
Forty days before a child’s creation it is decided in Heaven whom he or she shall marry (Sotah 2a)
Regarding any person who has arrogance Hashem says, 'He and I cannot dwell together in the world.'" (Sotah 5a)
G-d pays a person in a measure equal to his mitzvos or his aveiros (Sotah 8b)
A mitzvah protects and saves a person from harm (Sotah 21a)
Milah is so great that it has the same importance as all the mitzvos of the Torah (Nedarim 32a)
Whoever takes a [voluntary] oath, even if he fulfills it, is called sinful (Nedarim 77b).
A change of place causes a change in fortune (Rosh Hashanah 16b)
Being envious of wise scholars perpetuates wisdom (Bava Basra 21a)
Jews have three distinguishing characteristics: they do chesed , they are easily ashamed, and they are merciful (Yevamos 79a)
A person’s income is predestined for the year on Rosh Hashanah, excluding what he spends for Shabbos, Yom Tov, and his son’s Torah education (Beitzah 16a)
For me alone was the whole world created (Sanhedrin 37a)
For me alone was the whole world created (Sanhedrin 37a)
The number of children a family has is in G-d’s hands (Sanhedrin 113a)
He who speaks lashon hora is similar to a snake that bites (Taanis 8a)
He who speaks lashon hora is similar to a snake that bites (Taanis 8a)
He who is able to protest against the members of his family and does not do so, is caught in the sins of his family (Avodah Zarah 18a)
A person does not succeed in Torah unless he stumbles first (Gittin 43a)
A person is led along the path which he himself chooses (Makkos 10b)
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