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שאו את ראש כל עדת בני ישראל "Count the heads of all the Congregation of the Sons of Israel"...
Friday, May 25, 2012/Siwan 4, 5772
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The portion of the blessings in Parashath Behuqqothai, begins with the first letter of the Hebrew Alphabet (Aleph...
Friday, May 18, 2012/Iyyar 26, 5772
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Rabbenu Behayyei asks why it was necessary for the Torah to reveal all the details of the man who blasphemed...
Thursday, May 10, 2012/Iyyar 18, 5772
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On Lagh La'Omer, multitudes visit the grave of Ribbi Shim'on Bar Yohai. Is one required to do Netilath Yadayim...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012/Iyyar 17, 5772
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(Continued from
Monday, May 7, 2012/Iyyar 15, 5772
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In the Adra Zota there is a special description of how Ribbi Shim'on Bar Yohai (Rashbi) left the world. There was...
Sunday, May 6, 2012/Iyyar 14, 5772
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ואהבת לרעך כמוך אני י' "And you shall love your neighbor as yourself, I am the L-rd" (Wayiqra...
Thursday, May 3, 2012/Iyyar 11, 5772
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(אשה) כי תזריע וילדה זכר "When (a woman) conceives and gives birth to a male child" (Wayyiqra...
Thursday, April 26, 2012/Iyyar 4, 5772
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When pledges are made in Synagogues and Midrashim on Shabbath, it is customary to have a system in place with...
Friday, April 20, 2012/Nisan 28, 5772
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קחו שעיר עזים לחטאת ועגל וכבש בני שנה תמימם לעלה "Take a he-goat ... and a...
Thursday, April 19, 2012/Nisan 27, 5772
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An Onen (one whose immediate relative has died but has not yet been buried), is exempt from all the commandments...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012/Nisan 26, 5772
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Zoth Torath Ha'Olah, Hee Ha'Olah, 'Al Moqdah. "This is the Torah (law) of the burnt offering; It is the...
Thursday, March 29, 2012/Nisan 6, 5772
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Sometimes, when a soul returns to this world, it returns in an entity other than a human being. When the time...
Sunday, March 25, 2012/Nisan 2, 5772
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אדם כי יקריב מכם קרבן לה' "When a man from amongst you (Mikkem) brings an offering to G-d"...
Thursday, March 22, 2012/Adar 28, 5772
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Nowadays, in the majority of places, Jewish people of many varied backgrounds live together with their own...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012/Adar 26, 5772
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אלה פקודי המשכן משכן העדת אשר פקד על פי משה "These are the calculations of the...
Thursday, March 15, 2012/Adar 21, 5772
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ילך נא א' בקרבנו כי עם קשה ערף הוא וסלחת לעוננו ולחטאתנו "Let my L-rd...
Thursday, March 8, 2012/Adar 14, 5772
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At the time of the giving of the Torah, the Children of Israel said "Na'aseh WeNishma'" (we will do and we will...
Tuesday, March 6, 2012/Adar 12, 5772
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ועשית בגדי קדש לאהרן אחיך לכבוד ולתפארת "You shall make holy vestments for Aaron...
Thursday, March 1, 2012/Adar 7, 5772
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דבר אל בני ישראל ויקחו לי תרומה "Speak to the Children of Israel and let them take for Me...
Thursday, February 23, 2012/Shebat 30, 5772
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ועבדתם את יהוה אלהיכם וברך את לחמך ואת מימיך "And you shall serve the L-rd...
Thursday, February 16, 2012/Shebat 23, 5772
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How would you react after being exposed to an overwhelmingly touching spiritual experience? How would you express...
Thursday, February 16, 2012/Shebat 23, 5772
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From time to time collections are made for people who are (Heaven forbid) very ill. If someone pledges to give a...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012/Shebat 22, 5772
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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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התיצבו וראו את ישועת ה' "Hithyassebu Ur-u Eth Yeshu'ath Hashem" (stand fast and see G-d's...
Thursday, February 2, 2012/Shebat 9, 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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רבים מכאובים לרשע והבוטח בה' חסד יסובבנו "Many troubles shall befall the...
Sunday, January 15, 2012/Tebeth 20, 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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The Gemara tells us that the benefit of a fast day comes from the charity that is distributed. This is the basis...
Wednesday, January 4, 2012/Tebeth 9, 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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As we approach the holy day of Yom Kippur, we are in the midst of a journey which is leading us to the climax....
Friday, October 7, 2011/Tashri 9, 5772
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When Yom Kippur falls on Shabbath, one must mention Shabbath in the 'Amidah prayer. If one did not mention...
Monday, October 3, 2011/Tashri 5, 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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The Rama states that it is forbidden to wash one's hands with soap on Shabbath (soap used to be made from animal...
Friday, September 16, 2011/Elul 17, 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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The Torah states, "And on the sixth day they shall prepare what they will bring" (Shemoth 16:5). Our Rabbis of...
Friday, September 9, 2011/Elul 10, 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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Sometimes one has to go against one's nature in order to properly fulfill the Will of Haqqadosh Barukh Hu (the...
Friday, September 2, 2011/Elul 3, 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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Sephardim start saying Selihoth from the 2nd of Elul and continue till Yom Kippur. Ashkenazim start on the Mosaei...
Wednesday, August 31, 2011/Elul 1, 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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There are some Ashkenazim who have the custom that only the men do Mayim Aharonim but not the women. It is a...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011/Ab 17, 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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Somehow, when women and speech are mentioned, many people associate these words with a wide selection of jokes....
Friday, August 5, 2011/Ab 5, 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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One of the most well known phrases in Parashath Balaq is "How goodly are your tents O Jacob, your dwelling places...
Friday, July 8, 2011/Tammuz 6, 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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The commandment of Hafrashath Halla (separation of the dough), is one of the commandments that we are instructed...
Friday, July 1, 2011/Siwan 29, 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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One of the three special commandments that were given to women is mentioned in this week's Parasha, Parashath...
Thursday, June 16, 2011/Siwan 14, 5771
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בהעלתך את הנרת "When you kindle the lights" (Bamidbar, 8:2). Rashi, quoting Midrash Tanhuma, asks why...
Friday, June 10, 2011/Siwan 8, 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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"And G-d spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai (במדבר סיני)." The Gematria of the words במדבר...
Thursday, May 26, 2011/Iyyar 22, 5771
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It says in the Midrash that Rabban Gamliel, who was the Nasi (prince), was asked a provocative question by the...
Thursday, May 26, 2011/Iyyar 22, 5771
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וכשלו איש באחיו "They will stumble over each other" (Wayiqra 26:37). The simple meaning of this...
Thursday, May 19, 2011/Iyyar 15, 5771
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ולא תונו איש את עמיתו ויראת מאלקיך כי אני י' א' "You shall not affront one...
Thursday, May 12, 2011/Iyyar 8, 5771
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קדשים יהיו לאלקיהם . . . והיו קדש "They shall be holy to their G-d . . . and...
Thursday, May 5, 2011/Iyyar 1, 5771
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לא תקלל חרש "Do not curse the deaf" (Wayiqra 19:14). Why does the Torah tell us not to curse the deaf as...
Friday, April 29, 2011/Nisan 25, 5771
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כי נפש הבשר בדם הוא "For the soul of the flesh is in the blood" (Wayyiqra 17:11). The Ramban...
Friday, April 15, 2011/Nisan 11, 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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אדם כי יהיה בעור בשרו שאת או ספחת או בהרת "And G-d spoke to Moses and Aaron...
Friday, April 1, 2011/Adar B 26, 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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G-d commands us to be holy. This means that the physical dimension of who we are should be purified to such an...
Thursday, March 10, 2011/Adar B 4, 5771
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