Tuesday, August 09, 2011

If you shecht with a light saber, is the animal kosher?

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If you shecht an animal with a light saber is it kosher? asked by Elder Of Ziyon actually has a legitimate answer. Chaim Casper answers ...
Sunday, June 26, 2011

Korach was an example of a modern politician

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One of the phony arguments used by Korach to attempt to trigger his revolt was to tell the "story" of a poor widow. This is actual...
Saturday, June 18, 2011

Why use the meraglim to determine a minyon

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The talmud says that we learn that a nbhi is ten men because the תורה uses the term עדה (community) to refer to the 10 meraglim. One the oth...
Saturday, May 21, 2011

Blessings and Curses

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An interesting contrast occurs between the blessings and the curses of Parshas Bechukosai. It starts out אם בחקתי תלכו ואת מצותי תשמרו ועשי...

Peace?

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The blessing of נחקתי seems to have a contradiction in it. The pasuk says (26:6) ונתתי שלום בארץ ושכבתם ואין מחריד והשכתי חיה רעה מן הארץ ו...
Monday, May 16, 2011

And you shall proclaim "Liberty"

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The word "dror" (דרור) is a unique word in the Torah and appears only in Parsha Behar (25:10) at the declaration of the Yovel.Whil...
Saturday, May 07, 2011

Can a Kohen marry the widow of a nonKohen?

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In the haftorah of Parshas Emor, the navi Yechezkel speaks about the Bais Hamikdash after the coming of the mashiach. The gemarah states tha...
Monday, February 21, 2011

Calf vs. Spies

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Rav Yair Kahn at Yesiva Har Etzion discusses the difference between the Cheit Ha'aigel and Chet Hameraglim. In both cases Hashem was go...
Sunday, February 13, 2011

Why Moshe Rabbeinu is not in Parshas Tetzaveh

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Many meforshim discuss the reason why Parshas Tetzaveh is the "only" parsha (since his birth) that Moshe's name is not mention...
Saturday, February 12, 2011

How is Tetzaveh connected with Korach

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Rabbi Sorotzkin's Insights in Torah writes about the meil (coat or jacket) that the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) wore. This garment is mad...
Saturday, February 05, 2011

How to ask for Tzedaka - Parshas Terumah

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Rabbi Horowitz raised an interesting point at Shalosh Seudos for Parsha Terumah (which included the Shevah Brochos for the daughter of a mem...
Sunday, January 23, 2011

Justice and Judgement

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While going over some of the internet writeups on Parshas Yisro, I came across the question of why the Torah says that Moshe Rabbeinu listen...
Saturday, November 20, 2010

Vayishlach - Diplomacy vs. Appeasement

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An interesting point in Vayishlach follows from my earlier post about the difference bwetween malachim and avodim. Vayishlach starts with Ya...

Chasdei Hashem - Thanks for what You have done

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Every day we say in the שמונה עשריה מלד עוזר ומושיע ומגן Melech Ozer Umoshiah umagen King, helper, savior, Shield These terms describe the ...
Sunday, November 14, 2010

Vayeitze - Lavan & Yaakov - "gifts" and "wages"

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An interesting difference between Bethuel and Lavan occurs in their relationship to the wedding of their daughters. Eliezer gave Rivkah'...
Sunday, November 07, 2010

Nature vs. Nurture

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One of the first questions that comes up in Parshas Toldos is the meanining of the first pasuk. אלה תולדות יצחק בן אברהםת אברהם הוליד את י...
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Sunday, October 31, 2010

"Angels" and "Work"

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Rabbi Shimshon Refael Hirsch has a number of interesting writeups on the relationships between words and their meaning. This shabbos, our ra...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Avrohom in Geror

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A post on mail Jewish asked In Parshat Lech-Lecha, we read about the incident where Avram and Sarai are driven from Cana'an because of ...
Sunday, October 17, 2010

Difference between תולדות אדם and תולדות שם

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The list of generations in פרק ה בראשית  for תולדות אדם and the list of generations in פרק יא נח for תולדות שם is that there is an extra פסו...
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Sunday, September 26, 2010

How the calendar might look with a Sanhedrin

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It is an interesting exercise to attempt to compare what the Sanhedrin might announce to the calculated calendar that we use While the mol...