Parashat Lech Lecha - Stories about Rabbi Yehuda Tzadka (of blessed memory) for his Hilula on the...

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Well, there is A Gemara in Tractate Bava Batra, page 16a, which says that our forefather Abraham said, "Now I know that you are a woman of beautiful appearance." From this, we learn that until then, Abraham had not seen Sarah, and only now did he see her. The Maharsha asks there, since the Gemara in Tractate Kiddushin, page 41a, says it is forbidden for a man to betroth a woman until he sees her, and the Rambam says in Laws of Marriage, Chapter 21, Halacha 2, that for this reason, it is permitted and even recommended that a man, before he gets married, meet the girl and see if she finds favor in his eyes or not. The Gemara says at the end of Tractate Ta'anit, "A woman is only given for beauty," so you need to see if this beauty really suits you or not. The Gemara in Tractate Sotah, page 46, says, "The grace of a woman is upon her husband"—there must be some grace here. Therefore, at the time, Rabbi Yitzchak Zilberstein Shlita was asked about a son and daughter who have something hereditary, some kind of boil or protrusion on their face that makes them look unattractive, and there is a possibility to perform surgery to remove it. Should they perform the surgery or not? They only have the funds to pay for one surgery. Rabbi

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2. 5:09therefore I must be concerned for you." That is the second excuse the Maharsha gives now,…
3. 10:17>> Are they asking for it? >> That they are about to close. That they are…
4. 15:58woman. Why? Because you took a wife for the sake of Heaven. Take your match for…
5. 21:11Work another seven years." But he gave him Rachel immediately. Immediately he gave him Rachel. When…
6. 26:49to him: "I hired them, now they are going to Meron to pray for you to…
7. 31:58looked to see what Chacham Mida Tzedaka was doing. What did he see there? Some towel…
8. 37:06convince them. To what? To draw closer to the Creator of the world. That was his…
9. 42:46winter. Why? So that it would be easy, immensely easy. At 5:30 the fast is already…
10. 47:46commandments. Therefore, a person must intend for the sake of Heaven on every single trip he…

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