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My grandson came to visit me. He is 12* years old. So, I asked him: “How he is doing? And what is he learning at school?” Ah, he said, “We are learning about killing inadvertently, it is very boring, has…

Introduction Bereishit 34 Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Yaakov, went out to visit the women of the region; When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the region, saw her, he seized her…

“And you shall inscribe them upon the doorposts of your house and upon your gates.”—Deuteronomy 6:9 The sages understand this verse to mean that mezuzot are required for all doorposts of structures that are used as dwellings (as well as…

ב”ה Part #1 - The Torah is for ever and will never change. According to God Part #2 - There is only One God Part #3 - Why change the word of God? What id God Opinion? *****Why Don't You…

King David’s Alarm Clock The Talmud relates that a lyre/small U-shaped harp hung over King David’s bed, and once midnight arrived, the northern wind would come and cause the lyre to play on its own. David would immediately rise from…

Walking down the street, you find something. An iPod, a wallet, a lost cat. Finders keepers? Or should you leave it and walk on? Neither. “Do not see your brother’s ox or sheep straying and ignore them; return them .…

The Classic Reasons Regarding the First Temple, the Talmud tells us: Due to what reason was the First Temple destroyed? It was destroyed because three matters existed in the First Temple: idol worship, forbidden sexual relations and bloodshed . . .1 The Talmud then continues regarding the Second Temple: However,…

The Mishna famously comments, "The Almighty found no better receptacle to hold blessing than peace." A person can purchase $250 worth of groceries in the supermarket, but they will not help him without bags with which to bring them home.…

נָת֤וֹן תִּתֵּן֙ ל֔וֹ וְלֹא־יֵרַ֥ע לְבָבְךָ֖ בְּתִתְּךָ֣ ל֑וֹ כִּ֞י בִּגְלַ֣ל ׀ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֗ה יְבָרֶכְךָ֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכׇֽל־מַעֲשֶׂ֔ךָ וּבְכֹ֖ל מִשְׁלַ֥ח יָדֶֽךָ- 10-You shall surely give him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him; for because of this…

The second chapter of the Tractate Makkos deals with the laws of exile to the city of refuge, decreed by the Torah for one who kills another person inadvertently (Exodus 21:12-13: Numbers 35:9-34; Deuteronomy 4:41-43; 19:1-13).’ What does it teach…

When discussing this sensitive and often painful topic, we need to bear in mind that every situation is different. There are many kinds and levels of abuse, and different people can cope with and tolerate different situations and relationships. In…

The Swaying Candle If you've watched Jews during Torah study and prayer, chances are that you saw some of them rocking back and forth. This swaying, or shuckling, as it is known, is so widespread that the classic Jewish work…

There are actually two slightly different symbols of snakes coiled around a staff that have come to be associated with the medical profession. Both seem to come from Greek mythology. There is the single snake coiled around a staff, which…

Humility doesn’t mean thinking how low you are. Humility means realizing how wonderful all these other people are. Real Humility By Tzvi Freeman  

You must know that you are in this world with a divine mission. That all that exists and ever existed depends upon your fulfillment of that mission. And that if any mountain should stand in your way, Or any ocean…

One can get a true prophecy but!  it can be used for the bad. It was a great chased to create the world. However, it was a greater chased to take us out from Egypt when we were at 49…

Mida Keneged Mida: Psalm 90:4 - ”For in Your sight a thousand years  are like yesterday that has passed,  like a watch of the night.” It gives us a ratio of 1:354,000. The Sages say: the main purpose of praying…

Moshe Received the Torah from Sinai - 'משה קיבל תורה מסיני 6/4/2021 מדרגתו של משה רבינו היא מעלה עליונה מיוחדת במינה. נפש החיים אומר על דברי חכמים במשנה: 'משה קיבל תורה מסיני מסרה ליהושע' (אבות א, א) * There never…

How can the idea that Moshe received the entire Torah at Sinai seven weeks after the Exodus be reconciled with the fact that the Torah describes events that took place forty years later? Thank you. Dear Michael, You ask an…

Before your soul descended to this world it burned with a passionate flame of love to merge within the divine, infinite light of G‑d. Then it entered a body, a creature of sinews and bones. So that here it would…

G-d appointed 70 elders to assist Moses. Moses’ wife remarked to his sister Miriam that these elders would probably separate from their wives, just as Moses had separated from her in order to be ready for prophecy at any moment.…

Many believe that truth is the domain of great minds, that the greater one’s intellect, the closer one can come to truth. But if a truth is truly truth, it is to be found everywhere. For truth is that which…

23 At the commandment of Hashem they encamped, and at the commandment of Hashem they rested; they followed and travelled as Hashem commandment them by the word of Moses. {P} כג  עַל-פִּי יְהוָה יַחֲנוּ, וְעַל-פִּי יְהוָה יִסָּעוּ:  אֶת-מִשְׁמֶרֶת יְהוָה שָׁמָרוּ, עַל-פִּי יְהוָה בְּיַד-מֹשֶׁה. …

My light is in your hand. Your light is in my hand. When you take care of my light, I take care of yours. -Midrash G‑d speaks to the soul of a Jew: You have light. Powerful light. It is…

Every person needs a mentor. And that mentor needs a mentor. And that mentor as well—you can’t pull yourself up by tugging at your own hair. Find yourself someone you can rely on for advice and counsel. Someone who understands…

A college student once asked the Rebbe what is his job. The Rebbe gestured to the ceiling of his room and replied: Do you see that light bulb? It is connected by wires to an electrical generating station that powers…

If King David, who learned nothing from Achitofel except for two things alone, nevertheless referred to him as his "master," "guide," and "intimate,” it certainly goes without saying that one who learns from his fellow a single chapter, a law,…

Every society has that which bonds it: A common ancestry and a system of lineage. Or a common language, or common borders, or governing body. Usually, it is a combination of several factors that mold a mass of people into…

Eleven Answers to One Question The prophet Isaiah (58:13) tells us, “And you will proclaim the Sabbath a ‘delight,’ and the holy [day] of G‑d, ‘honored.’ ” Noting that this verse requires us to both delight in Shabbat and honor…

Nitai the Arbelite would say: Distance yourself from a bad neighbor, and do not cleave to a wicked person. On the surface, Nitai the Arbelite appears to be conveying a simple, if redundant, message: Stay away from bad people. In…

When you learn Torah, really learn, to grasp all you can, you become absorbed within Torah, and Torah becomes absorbed within you. Your thoughts are not about Torah. They are Torah. The Torah is not about you. It is you.…

In the beginning, a world of twos was created. Heaven and Earth. Body and soul. Good and evil. Life and death. Light and darkness. Those who chose Heaven abandoned the earth. Those who chose the body abandoned the soul. Those…

Why is Torah compared to light? Because it tells us the place of each thing. Because, in truth, there is no need to change the world. Everything is here. Each thing has a place, and in that place it is…