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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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"Whoever studies Torah for its own sake, merits a multitude of things" (Aboth 6:1). Whoever studies Torah for its...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012/Siwan 2, 5772
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Ruth was the beautiful daughter of the King of Moab and a widow of one of the most honorable man of that...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012/Siwan 2, 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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Not only is one forbidden to cook and bake on one day of the holiday for the next, but no preparation for the...
Thursday, May 17, 2012/Iyyar 25, 5772
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It says in the Ethics of the Fathers that "Exile comes to the world on account of idolatry, adultery, bloodshed...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012/Iyyar 23, 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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Ribbi Aqiba, the shepherd who could not read the alphabet, yet rose to be a Torah giant, lost 24,000 students in a...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012/Iyyar 17, 5772
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It says in the Ethics of the Fathers: "Who is the one who is mighty? The one who subjugates his inclination. As it...
Tuesday, May 8, 2012/Iyyar 16, 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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Many women are fascinated and react with awe and admiration to the woman behind the heroic sage, Ribbi Aqiba. (To...
Thursday, May 3, 2012/Iyyar 11, 5772
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The Shulhan 'Arukh states that if one inadvertently omitted to say 'Arbith, one has to pray the Shahrith 'Amidah...
Wednesday, May 2, 2012/Iyyar 10, 5772
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Look at ... where you are going -- a place of dust, worms and maggots (Aboth 3:1). When a person...
Monday, April 30, 2012/Iyyar 8, 5772
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According to the Shulhan 'Arukh, one may walk on grass on Shabbath, whether it is wet or dry. The reasoning behind...
Friday, April 27, 2012/Iyyar 5, 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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It is not uncommon for people to kiss the hand of a Hakham, especially in Sephardi circles. The question is, if a...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012/Iyyar 3, 5772
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In the Haftarah of this week's Parasha, Parashath Tazriya', we read about the honored General of Aram, Na'aman,...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012/Iyyar 3, 5772
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Hakham Yehudah Ftaya ('Atereth Rahel), 'a"h, tells a story about three people who found themselves together one...
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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The Mefarshim say that this Masekheth (tractate) is entitled "[Pirqei] Aboth" (Ethics of the Fathers), because the...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012/Nisan 25, 5772
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When the Children of Israel were redeemed from Egypt, the Torah and Miswoth had not yet been given and the...
Thursday, April 12, 2012/Nisan 20, 5772
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On Friday night, at the Shabbath meal, we are obligated from the Torah to eat bread (or Massah when it falls on...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012/Nisan 18, 5772
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At different times during the Seder, the Massoth (Matzot) are covered and uncovered. During the actual recitation...
Wednesday, April 4, 2012/Nisan 12, 5772
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The stringencies associated with Hamess (leaven) on Pesah are quite unusual and strict. Hakham Sasson Mordekhai...
Wednesday, April 4, 2012/Nisan 12, 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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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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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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The Jewish women in Egypt used polished copper mirrors when beautifying themselves. We all know that for...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012/Adar 20, 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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Even though it is read every year, is there anyone who doesn't find himself or herself amazed and astonished at...
Wednesday, March 7, 2012/Adar 13, 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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Many of us live in a society where food is found in abundance. The supermarkets are overflowing with a wide...
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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It says in Tehillim אל תהיו כסוס כפרד אין הבין "Do not be like a horse...
Sunday, February 12, 2012/Shebat 19, 5772
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The Ben Ish Hai mentions that it is a Miswah (Mitzvah) to lengthen the prayer on Saturday night, because of the...
Friday, February 10, 2012/Shebat 17, 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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Would we ever approve of embarrassing another human being? Of course not. Would we ever consider expressing such...
Thursday, February 9, 2012/Shebat 16, 5772
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The unusual bravery of the heroine Yael, who killed Sisera, the general of the Canaanite army, is a...
Friday, February 3, 2012/Shebat 10, 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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If we had to select one place, where love, peace and harmony are most commonly found and practised, we would...
Friday, January 27, 2012/Shebat 3, 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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The Shulhan Arukh states that the blessing of 'Me'ein Sheba'' in the Friday night prayer, is not recited in the...
Friday, January 20, 2012/Tebeth 25, 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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How do we react to people who we consider to be unattractive? What do we think when we see a person whose outer...
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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The ring that the Hathan (bridegroom) gives the Kallah (bride) for the purpose of Qiddushin (marrying her), should...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012/Tebeth 16, 5772
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A man may not be alone with his wife even for one hour, without a Kethubbah. The reason why it was ordained that a...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012/Tebeth 15, 5772
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There is an opinion that weddings should not be performed on Fridays or on Sundays. The reason for this is because...
Monday, January 9, 2012/Tebeth 14, 5772
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During the Minha prayer of Shabbath a Qaddish is read after 'Uba LeSion' before the Sefer Torah is taken out....
Friday, January 6, 2012/Tebeth 11, 5772
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In the eyes of the Torah and our Rabbis of blessed memory, women are highly respected and recognized for their...
Friday, January 6, 2012/Tebeth 11, 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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People often say that the most difficult prayer during the week is Minha. It has to be prayed at specific times...
Sunday, January 1, 2012/Tebeth 6, 5772
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"The Best Day of the Week"
Shabbath is the day of the week most people look forward to. It is a time...
Friday, December 30, 2011/Tebeth 4, 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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Every holy day in the Jewish calendar has something that we can carry with us for the rest of the year. For...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011/Tebeth 2, 5772
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Even though some oils are preferred over others, all oils are considered acceptable for lighting the Hanukkah...
Sunday, December 25, 2011/Kislew 29, 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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What should a married man, who is travelling on Hanukkah, do regarding the lighting? If the lights are being...
Sunday, December 18, 2011/Kislew 22, 5772
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According to the Sephardi custom, on Shabbath morning, before taking out the Sefer Torah, the verses of 'Attah...
Friday, December 16, 2011/Kislew 20, 5772
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Why is it that when men recite the Birkhoth Hashahar (morning blessings), they say, "Blessed are You, G-d of the...
Friday, December 16, 2011/Kislew 20, 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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When one attaches a Mezuzah onto multiple doors, only one Berakha (blessing) is recited and it covers all the...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011/Kislew 18, 5772
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If one were to attach a Mezuzah to a doorway, and then attach the doorway with the Mezuzah to a building, it is...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011/Kislew 17, 5772
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If there is a Mezuzah affixed on a door post on the inside of a bedroom where a husband and wife sleep, the...
Monday, December 12, 2011/Kislew 16, 5772
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Even though we said that one can praise a person when not in his presence (see
"And Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath"... (Bereshith 35,19)
The tomb of the Matriarch...
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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Our Rabbis of blessed memory said ('Erubin 18b) that a portion of a man's praise may be said in his presence, and...
Sunday, December 4, 2011/Kislew 8, 5772
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The Shabbath candles allude to the abundance that women, through their Tefilloth (prayers), can infuse into the...
Friday, December 2, 2011/Kislew 6, 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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The Rosh (Rabbenu Asher, 'a"h) was born and initially lived in the Ashkenzi lands, but because of persecution...
Sunday, November 27, 2011/Kislew 1, 5772
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Our Rabbis of blessed memory state in the Gemara of Shabbath, that the Shabbath candles are along the same lines...
Friday, November 25, 2011/Heshwan 28, 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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Why should I care about others' feelings? What do I have to do with them? Why should I trouble myself for the...
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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"Please say that you are my sister, so that on your account it will be good for me..." (Bereshith 12,13). How...
Thursday, November 3, 2011/Heshwan 6, 5772
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Women were given the reward that they would keep Rosh Hodesh more than men because they refused to give their nose...
Friday, October 28, 2011/Tashri 30, 5772
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We all want our children to treat us with respect. Honoring one's parents, as we all know, is one of the Ten...
Friday, October 28, 2011/Tashri 30, 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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On Simhath Torah, a Kohen can be called up as Hathan Torah. In such a case, another Kohen should go up for the...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011/Tashri 21, 5772
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We begin the request for rain, Mashib HaRuwah Umorid HaGeshem (according Sephardim or Gashem...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011/Tashri 20, 5772
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There is a custom for pregnant women to remove the Pitam from the Ethrogh (citron) on the day of Hosha'na Rabba,...
Tuesday, October 11, 2011/Tashri 13, 5772
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One who fasts on the eve of Rosh Hashanah should obviously spend the day in Teshubah (repentance)and thoughts of...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011/Elul 29, 5771
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