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Looking for "Love and the Commandments"

I had, at one point in my life, an original copy of the 17 page booklet by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan titled “Love and the Commandments”. I thought it would be a good idea to re-read it and start going through some of the concepts with my 3rd graders.  Sadly, I can’t seem to find it.  I’m curious if anyone has a copy available to email to me as a pdf?   I thank you in advance.

Ideas for the three weeks

I often read this comment that Steve Briezel once posted at BeyondBT.com:

Here are some relatively easy suggestions to implement:

1) Say Good Shabbos, etc to anyone-especially if they daven in a shul other than where you go to shul.

2) Learn Sifrei Halacha and machshavah that you might consider out of your hashkafic orientation.

3) Try davening in a shul that you night deem either too noisy, quiet, etc.

4) Assuming that you ive in an area with a valid eruv -don’t look down at those who either use or refrain from doing so.

5) Think about giving to a tzedaka that you might not-even if it is in less quantity than to one that had more of an impact on you as a Torah observant Jew.

Tinok ben Aviva home this past Shabbos

Received via email…

“Chasdei Hashem Yisbarach. With endless gratitude to HaKB”H for His endless rachamim, we would like to inform all of you chashuv mispallelim that Tinok ben Aviva has, after close to six months post birth, finally arrived at his home in the heart of Sha’arei Chessed on Erev Shabbos Kodesh, parshas Chukas.”

Tinok ben Aviva update…

As I am still getting many people coming to this blog for information about Tinok Ben Aviva, I will share the following from an email I received from a list I subscribe to:

“Boruch Hashem there has been continued progress in the infant’s condition…. Rabbi Eytan Feiner expresses his Hakaras Hatov to all those who continue to have his child in their Tefillos..
so please maintain your incredible dedication and outpouring of precious tefillos. They are all so very much appreciated, and have truly accomplished a great deal thus far.”


For additional chizuk and background information I, again, suggest this web address:
http://tinok-ben-aviva.blogspot.com/

Klal Yisroel has many that need our tefillos, both young and old. Please daven!