R’ Chaim Friedlander
Behaaloscha – Earning the Free Gift
Why does Hashem ask us to light the Menorah – does He need our light? What is the significance of Aharon’s fear of unworthiness in serving Hashem? Why did Moshe tell him ‘this is why you were chosen?’ If we were given free choice in order to choose the good and earn a relationship with…
Read MoreA few thoughts
I would like to share some thoughts with you that have been running through my mind recently. My purpose here is not to give mussar, nor to boast in any way. It is only to give you some food for thought, and perhaps some inspiration. I know that if you are reading this, you probably…
Read MoreYosef's credentials
Rav Chaim Friedlander asks some incisive questions in regards to the story of Yosef’s rise to power, that I believe are very instructive as to what we can expect from a true king of the Jewish people. He points out that it is remarkable that Yosef was raised to the unbelievable height of power as…
Read MoreMoshiach's crown and Yakov's path
In a previous post, we discussed the Gemara in Sotah that talks about Yosef and his brothers going up to Eretz Yisroel to bury Yakov Avinu. The gemara describes how the children of Yishmael, Esav, and Keturah all come out to battle the children of Yakov. When they saw Yosef’s crown which he had placed…
Read MoreR' Chaim Friedlander's introduction to Kol Hator
The following is my translation of R’ Chaim Friedlander’s introduction to the book “Kol Hator.” R’ Chaim Friedlander was the Mashgiach in Ponevizh yeshiva in B’nei Brak, and was the publisher of many seforim, including many of the seforim of the Ramchal. R’ Friedlander also had a number of volumes of his own published posthumously…
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