Friday, March 30, 2012

Vayikra - The limits of Humility

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The מדרש that discusses the small aleph (א) at the end of the first word always emphasizes Moshe's humility and says that he made the sm...
Thursday, February 09, 2012

Why were Bnei Yisroel reluctant to leave Yam Suf?

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Rashi gives the most quoted reason, which is that Bnei Yisroel were so intent on collecting the wealth that washed up with the dead Egyptian...
Friday, January 27, 2012

Parshas Bo - Let them discuss the matter

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Rabbi Frand points out that every time Moshe Rabbeinu warned Par'o and his court about an upcoming plague, he would immediately leave. ...
Monday, January 02, 2012

Vayigash: 66 + 3 = 70

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כו. כָּל הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַבָּאָה לְיַעֲקֹב מִצְרַיְמָה יֹצְאֵי יְרֵכוֹ מִלְּבַד נְשֵׁי בְנֵי יַעֲקֹב כָּל נֶפֶשׁ שִׁשִּׁים וָשֵׁשׁ:   כז. וּבְ...
Thursday, November 10, 2011

Bikur Cholim sometimes means "Do not Visit"

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The medrash in Vayera states that Hashem visited Avraham on the third day after Bris Milah when he was " sitting in the doorway of the ...
Friday, October 28, 2011

Breishis - Creationism and Evolutionism

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In fact, the arguments between the "Evolutionists" and the "Creationists" that have been occurring in the modern world (...
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Why was Noach "forced" into the teivah?

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I have always wondered why Noach being forced in to the teivah by the flood water should be counted a flaw. Why couldn't it be that he ...

Noach, "tmimus" and his worlds

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I saw an interesting dvar Torah on Noach about " tamim haya bedorosav ". The word " bdorosav " is plural meaning that h...
Sunday, September 11, 2011

False Prophet can sometimes tell the truth

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There are several circumstances in which a False prophet can " tell the truth " ,still be liable for the death penalty, but be un...
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...