Wednesday, October 04, 2017

Chanaiah Mishael Azariah results of passing test

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Daf 93a (Art Scroll 93a2 discusses the three options regarding what happened to Chananiah, Mishael, and Azariah after Hashem saved them from...
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Friday, July 07, 2017

How Bil'am tried to foment a war by adding one letter

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Balak told Bi'am that  הִנֵּה עַם יָצָא מִמִּצְרַיִם, while Bil'am reported the conversation to Hashem as הִנֵּה הָעָם הַיֹּצֵא מִמ...
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Thursday, July 21, 2016

Why does Hashem show different reactions while Balaam insists on going to Balak

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Rav Hirsch among others explains that if someone insists on trying to disobey Ahashem's will, Hashem will allow him to destroy himself. ...
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Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Modern Politics and the meraglim

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When the meraglim came into Kena'an, Hashem caused a number of deaths so that the meraglim would be ignored. A possible suggestion about...
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Thursday, March 24, 2016

A Bonus Gematriah for Purim

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A Bonus Gematriah for Purim 1) 500 people were killed in Shushan, everywhere else, they killed 75,000 people 2) Achshveirosh ruled over ...
Saturday, January 23, 2016

Count of Pesukim in each Parsha

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The counts were taken from the Art Scroll Chumash notes at the end of each parsha. Note that while the masoretic count of Tzav is 96, A phys...
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Monday, May 18, 2015

Bechukosai: Seven sins Six punishments

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Rashi in Bechukosai shows seven steps of degradation leading to complete destruction. Rav Zalman Sorotzkin in אזנים לתורה (Insights in the T...