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✦ Today's Featured Article Ahavat Hashem: From Shema to Integrated Love — נתיב אהבת השם, פרק א Note: This summary was generated by AI based on the transcript of the shiur. It was not written or reviewed by Rabbi Gershenfeld. Read full article... Published: October 17, 2026 ? Did You Know... ...that the word tirosh (wine) contains tirash (poverty), and this duality is the key to understanding Kiddush? (source) ...that Shabbos candles are not merely about light, but about establishing seder — an ordered, purposeful framework for Shabbos? ...that the phrase Av Hamon Goyim — "father of a multitude of nations" — encodes a transformation in Avraham's very identity? ...that true leadership begins with recognizing that Hashem is the Elokei HaRuchos — the G-d of all spirits? ...that Kiddush Hashem is not only about martyrdom but about how we live every ordinary moment?

📖 This Week's Parsha Parashat Vayera 20 Cheshvan 5787 · October 31, 2026 · Genesis 18:1-22:24 Vayera follows Avraham’s welcoming of guests, the promise of Yitzchak’s birth, the destruction of Sedom, the birth of Yitzchak, and the Akeidah. Haftarah (Ashkenaz): II Kings 4:1-37 Read on Sefaria → 🗓 Upcoming Holidays Holiday Date Chanukah: 1 Candle — First night of Chanukah December 4, 2026 Chanukah: 2 Candles December 5, 2026 Chanukah: 3 Candles December 6, 2026 Chanukah: 4 Candles December 7, 2026 Chanukah: 5 Candles December 8, 2026 Chanukah: 6 Candles December 9, 2026 Chag HaBanot December 10, 2026 All dates begin at sundown of the evening prior. Times are for Diaspora.

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Shabbos & Kiddush Tirosh or Tirash: Wine and Daas Wine as Sod in Kiddush Bridging Zohar and Maharal Distinguishing Shabbos with Wine and Word The Framework of Oneg and Kedusha Illumination, Seder, and Oneg

Leadership & Character Leadership and Elokei HaRuchos Leadership (overview) Making Kiddush Hashem Teaching the World

Ahavat Hashem & Avodah From Shema to Integrated Love — נתיב אהבת השם, פרק א Torah Sources & Study Key Gur Aryeh Sources Learning Chumash with Gur Aryeh Calling beshem Hashem Av Hamon Goyim Bamidbar 27:16 — Elokei HaRuchos

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