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When Moshe Rabbenu, 'a"h, went up to Heaven to receive the Torah, the Malakhei Hashareth (ministering angels)...
Thursday, February 9, 2012/Shebat 16, 5772
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Understanding and knowing G-d takes a lot of effort. Most people only know G-d on a superficial level and content...
Thursday, January 26, 2012/Shebat 2, 5772
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Why do we find four different expressions of Geullah (redemption) in the Parasha of Wa-era (והוצאתי,...
Thursday, January 19, 2012/Tebeth 24, 5772
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וכאשר יענו אתו כן ירבה וכן יפרץ "The more they torment them, the more they will...
Thursday, January 12, 2012/Tebeth 17, 5772
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"Zebulun will dwell on the shores of the seas" (Bereshith 49:13). Why does it say 'seas' (Yamim) in the plural?...
Thursday, January 5, 2012/Tebeth 10, 5772
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ויאמר אבינו שבו שברו לנו מעט אכל "And our father said, 'Go back - buy for us a...
Thursday, December 29, 2011/Tebeth 3, 5772
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ויוסף בן שלשים שנה בעמדו לפני פרעה מלך מצרים ויצא יוסף מלפני...
Thursday, December 22, 2011/Kislew 26, 5772
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וישראל אהב את יוסף מכל בניו כי בן זקנים הוא לו "Israel loved Joseph more than...
Thursday, December 15, 2011/Kislew 19, 5772
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If a woman is running late because of matters she has to attend to on Friday afternoon, and gets home a little...
Friday, December 9, 2011/Kislew 13, 5772
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ויאמר אם יבוא עשו אל־המחנה האחת והכהו והיה המחנה הנשאר לפליטה:...
Thursday, December 8, 2011/Kislew 12, 5772
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ונתן לי לחם לאכל ובגד ללבש "He will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear" (Bereshith...
Thursday, December 1, 2011/Kislew 5, 5772
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Tashlumin (praying a make up 'Amidah for one that was missed) can only be done during the next prayer. If one did...
Tuesday, November 29, 2011/Kislew 3, 5772
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בא אחיך במרמה ויקח ברכתך "Your brother came with cunning and took your blessing" (Bereshith...
Thursday, November 24, 2011/Heshwan 27, 5772
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In Bereishith Rabbah it asks why Abraham (Abinu 'a"h) was not created first and Adam created later. The answer is...
Thursday, November 17, 2011/Heshwan 20, 5772
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Cutting Fingernails and Toenails (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
One should be particular to cut one's fingernails and toenails every Friday ('Ereb Shabbath). If the nails do not...
Friday, November 11, 2011/Heshwan 14, 5772
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ואנכי עפר ואפר "I am but dust and ashes" (Bereshith 18:27). It says in the Gemara of Hullin that as a...
Thursday, November 10, 2011/Heshwan 13, 5772
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ויהי רעב בארץ וירד אברם מצרימה "And there was famine in the land and Abraham descended to...
Thursday, November 3, 2011/Heshwan 6, 5772
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ותשחת הארץ לפני הא' "And the earth was corrupt before G-d" (Bereshith 6:11). Why does it say...
Thursday, October 27, 2011/Tashri 29, 5772
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There are those who say that if a woman's husband is in town (Ba'alah Ba'ir), even though he is not physically...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011/Tashri 27, 5772
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We commonly see people, after they have finished their silent 'Amidah, while waiting for the Hazzan to finish his...
Monday, October 24, 2011/Tashri 26, 5772
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כי קרוב אליך הדבר מאד בפיך ובלבבך לעשתו "For the word is very near to you,...
Thursday, September 22, 2011/Elul 23, 5771
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יצו ה' אתך את הברכה באסמיך ובכל משלח ידך "G-d will command blessing for you in all...
Thursday, September 15, 2011/Elul 16, 5771
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כי תדר נדר לה' ... מוצא שפתיך תשמר "When you make a vow to G-d ... you shall observe...
Thursday, September 8, 2011/Elul 9, 5771
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לא תטה משפט לא תכיר פנים "You shall not pervert judgement" (Debarim 16:19). One of the...
Thursday, September 1, 2011/Elul 2, 5771
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בנים אתם לי' א' "You are children to the L-rd your G-d" (Debarim 14:1). The custom of the Amorites (one...
Thursday, August 25, 2011/Ab 25, 5771
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זָכֹ֣ר תִּזְכֹּ֗ר אֵ֤ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה֙ י' א' לְפַרְעֹ֖ה...
Thursday, August 18, 2011/Ab 18, 5771
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Rabban Shim'on Ben Gamliel said there were no happier days in Israel (among the Jewish people) than the fifteenth...
Sunday, August 14, 2011/Ab 14, 5771
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רק השמר לך ושמר נפשך מאד פן תשכח את הדברים אשר ראו עיניך ... יום...
Thursday, August 11, 2011/Ab 11, 5771
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ראה נתתי לפניכם את הארץ באו ורשו את הארץ... לתת להם ולזרעם...
Thursday, August 4, 2011/Ab 4, 5771
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אלה מסעי בני ישראל אשר יצאו מארץ מצרים לצבאתם ביד משה ואהרן:...
Thursday, July 28, 2011/Tammuz 26, 5771
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לא יחל דברו ככל היצא מפיו יעשה "He shall not desecrate his word, in accordance with...
Thursday, July 21, 2011/Tammuz 19, 5771
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אשר יצא לפניהם ואשר יבא לפניהם ואשר יוציאם ואשר יביאם "Place a man...
Thursday, July 14, 2011/Tammuz 12, 5771
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ולא ראה עמל בישראל "He saw no perverseness in Israel" (Bamidbar 23:21). Onkelos translates this as...
Thursday, July 7, 2011/Tammuz 5, 5771
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When Miriam the Prophetess died, the water supply, which was the Beer Miriam (Miriam's well), which followed Bene...
Thursday, June 30, 2011/Siwan 28, 5771
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ויקח קרח "And Qorah took" (Bamidbar 16:1). What did Qorah take? In the Gemara of Sanhedrin (109b) it states...
Thursday, June 23, 2011/Siwan 21, 5771
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שלח לך אנשים ויתרו את ארץ כנען אשר אני נתן לבני ישראל "Send men to spy...
Thursday, June 16, 2011/Siwan 14, 5771
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וכל תרומה לכל קדשי בני ישראל אשר יקריבו לכהן לו יהיה, "And all Terumah...
Thursday, June 2, 2011/Iyyar 29, 5771
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וכבס המטהר את בגדיו וגלח את כל שערו ורחץ במים "The person being purified shall...
Thursday, April 7, 2011/Nisan 3, 5771
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קרא משה לאהרן "Moses summoned Aharon". The Acronym of the first letters of the Hebrew words Qara Moshe...
Thursday, March 24, 2011/Adar B 18, 5771
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זאת תורת העלה הוא העלה Zoth Torath Ha’olah, Hee Ha’olah (this is the law of the...
Thursday, March 17, 2011/Adar B 11, 5771
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Everyone is obligated to send Mishlowah Manoth (gifts of at least two food portions) to at least one friend on the...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011/Adar B 9, 5771
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On Shabbath Zakhor (the Shabbath before Purim), not only does every man need to make the effort to hear the...
Sunday, March 13, 2011/Adar B 7, 5771
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כל הזהב העשוי למלאכה בכל מלאכת הקדש "All the gold that was used for the work, for all...
Thursday, March 3, 2011/Adar A 27, 5771
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There are several Baqqashoth (supplications) which mention the merits of the Immahoth (matriarchs). In the book of...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011/Adar A 26, 5771
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Shabbath Sheqalim falls on the Shabbath before Rosh Hodesh Adar. If Rosh Hodesh Adar falls on Shabbath, Parashath...
Sunday, February 27, 2011/Adar A 23, 5771
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We mentioned that a dispute between two Jewish individuals must be handled by a Jewish court (Beth Din) only. (See...
Sunday, January 30, 2011/Shebat 25, 5771
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והיה לך לאות על ידך ולזכרון בין עיניך למען תהיה תורת יהוה בפיך...
Thursday, January 6, 2011/Shebat 1, 5771
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תנו לכם מופת "Provide a wonder for yourself" (Shemoth 7:9). G-d told Moshe Rabbenu and Aharon, 'a"h,...
Friday, December 31, 2010/Tebeth 24, 5771
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ואלה שמות בני ישראל הבאים מצרימה "And these are the names of the Children of Israel who...
Thursday, December 23, 2010/Tebeth 16, 5771
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How were the two midwives, Shifra and Pu'ah (Yochebed and Miriam) able to go against the decree of the king and...
Thursday, December 23, 2010/Tebeth 16, 5771
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Why is Hanukkah eight days if the miracle of the oil was for only seven days? One explanation is as follows:
Tuesday, December 7, 2010/Kislew 30, 5771
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On Rosh Hodesh one must remove one's Tefillin before praying Musaf. One who has the custom of studying Torah after...
Monday, November 8, 2010/Kislew 1, 5771
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מכרה כיום את בכרתך לי "Sell your birthright to me today [as this day]" (Bereshith 25:31). Rashi...
Thursday, November 4, 2010/Heshwan 27, 5771
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It says ויהיו חיי שרה מאה שנה ועשרים שנה ושבע שנים "And the life of Sarah was...
Thursday, October 28, 2010/Heshwan 20, 5771
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What words can express the greatness of Sara Immenu, 'a"h, at the time of her burial? The Midrash tells us that...
Thursday, October 28, 2010/Heshwan 20, 5771
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As we mentioned, we are very particular that the Shema' must contain 248 (Ramah - in Hebrew) words when we read...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010/Heshwan 19, 5771
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The Shulhan 'Arukh mentions that the Shema' contains 245 words. In order to make it 248 words to represent the 248...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010/Heshwan 18, 5771
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It says in the Mishnah Berurah that the blessing of Refa-einu (heal us), in the 'Amidah, is said after the...
Monday, October 25, 2010/Heshwan 17, 5771
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"And G-d tested Abraham". (Bereishith 22:1) Rabbenu the Hida, 'a"h, quoting Hakham Almoschnino, 'a"h, asks...
Thursday, October 21, 2010/Heshwan 13, 5771
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ואברכה מברכיך ומקללך אאר "I will bless those who bless you and those who curse you, will I...
Thursday, October 14, 2010/Heshwan 6, 5771
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At the end of Parashath Nowah, the Torah recounts the birth of Sarah Immenu, 'a"h. This is the only place where...
Thursday, October 7, 2010/Tashri 29, 5771
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There are different opinions concerning what food must be consumed in order to recite the Berakha (blessing) of...
Tuesday, September 21, 2010/Tashri 13, 5771
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כי ישוב יהוה לשוש עליך לטוב כאשר שש על אבתיך "When G-d will return to...
Thursday, September 2, 2010/Elul 23, 5770
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ברוך אתה בבאך וברוך אתה בצאתך "Blessed are you when you enter (Be boekha), and blessed are...
Thursday, August 26, 2010/Elul 16, 5770
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גדלים תעשה לך על ארבע כנפות כסותך אשר תכסה בה "You shall place fringes on the...
Thursday, August 19, 2010/Elul 9, 5770
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Have you ever wondered why G-d created mountains? I can imagine a number of possible answers. Mountains are...
Wednesday, August 18, 2010/Elul 8, 5770
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Maran z"l states in the Shulhan 'Arukh that it is preferable to leave the Tefillin Shel Rosh (of the head)...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010/Ab 30, 5770
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השמר לך פן תעלה עלתיך בכל מקום אשר תראה "Take heed lest you offer your burnt...
Thursday, August 5, 2010/Ab 25, 5770
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Maran Yoseph Karo z"l states in the Shulhan 'Arukh that just thinking about one's business on Shabbath is...
Friday, July 30, 2010/Ab 19, 5770
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It says in Parashath 'Eqeb, וזכרת את יהוה אלהיך כי הוא הנתן לך כח לעשות...
Thursday, July 29, 2010/Ab 18, 5770
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There is a difference of opinion concerning the reading of Waykhullu on Friday night after the 'Amidah. The most...
Friday, July 23, 2010/Ab 12, 5770
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When the fast of Tish'ah BeAb is over if there is a clear and unobstructed view of the moon, Birkath Hallebanah...
Tuesday, July 20, 2010/Ab 9, 5770
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The fast of Tish'ah BeAb (9th of Ab) starts at night and ends the following day after the emergence of three...
Monday, July 19, 2010/Ab 8, 5770
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Washing one's clothes during the week of Tish'ah BeAb (Shabuwa' SheHal Bo) is not permitted, even if they will not...
Sunday, July 18, 2010/Ab 7, 5770
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הבו לכם אנשים חכמים . . . ואשימם בראשיכם "Provide for yourself men who are wise . . ....
Thursday, July 15, 2010/Ab 4, 5770
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לא יחל דברו ככל היצא מפיו יעשה, "He shall not desecrate (Yahel) his word, whatever comes...
Thursday, July 8, 2010/Tammuz 26, 5770
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Painting/coloring is forbidden on Shabbath. However, the Shulhan 'Aruch states that one may put saffron into food...
Friday, July 2, 2010/Tammuz 20, 5770
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צרור את המדינים והכיתם אותם "Harass the Midianites and smite them". What is the necessity...
Thursday, July 1, 2010/Tammuz 19, 5770
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Whenever a Minyan (quorum of ten men) is required, all the ten must be together in one place with the Hazzan. If...
Wednesday, June 30, 2010/Tammuz 18, 5770
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כנחלים נטיו כגנת עלי נהר כאהלים נטע י' כארזים עלי מים. Stretching out like...
Thursday, June 24, 2010/Tammuz 12, 5770
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ויצא פרח ויצץ ציץ ויגמל שקדים (Bamidbar 17:23). It brought forth a blossom, sprouted a...
Thursday, June 10, 2010/Siwan 28, 5770
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The story of Qorah and his followers reveals to us the power embedded within each one of us.
Who ignited...
Thursday, June 10, 2010/Siwan 28, 5770
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Once one says the Berakha (blessing) of Hammosi Lehem Min Ha-ares, one must eat the piece of bread immediately...
Monday, June 7, 2010/Siwan 25, 5770
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Our Rabbis tell us that the Miswah (commandment) of Sissith (the wearing of fringes) is equal to the entire Torah....
Thursday, June 3, 2010/Siwan 21, 5770
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"And the man Moses was exceedingly humble ('Anaw), more than any man on the face of the earth". Moshe Rabbenu, 'a"h,...
Thursday, May 27, 2010/Siwan 14, 5770
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"Im Behuqqothai Telekhu " (if you follow my decrees) (Behuqothai, 26: 3).
One commonly hears from people...
Thursday, May 6, 2010/Iyyar 22, 5770
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כי תבאו אל הארץ אשר אני נתן לכם וקצרתם את קצירה (When you enter the Land that I...
Thursday, April 29, 2010/Iyyar 15, 5770
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It says in Ben Ish Hai about the custom in his city of Baghdad when taking out the Sefer Torah from the Hekhal...
Monday, April 26, 2010/Iyyar 12, 5770
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Someone who has a dream, and in the dream makes a vow or an oath, does not need to be concerned about the vow or...
Monday, April 19, 2010/Iyyar 5, 5770
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