“You shall count seven complete weeks from the day following the Shabbat from the day…
Shabbat 32: The Uneducated Jew
“Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel says: The laws of hekdesh, consecrated items; …
Shabbat 31: Farming and Faith
The Torah is full of mitzvot relating to farmers. Whether one is plowing, planting, or…
Yom Haatzmaut: Thoughts at Seventy-two
“Shimon ben Azzai said: I have received a tradition from the seventy-two elders on the…
Shabbat 31: Awe and Fear
“And now, O Israel, what does the Lord your G-d demand of you but l’yirah, to …
Pesach: Good and Comfortable
Seemingly, one of the more depressing debates in rabbinic literature is one that the houses of…
Pesach: The Simple Wise Son
Much ink has been spilled and much discussion ensued in trying to analyze the difference between…
Shabbat 25: Who is Wealthy
“Who is wealthy? One who is happy with his lot!” (Avot 4:1). This teaching of Ben Zoma…
Tzav: The Place of Sin
"This is the law of the sin offering, chatat: at the place where the elevation offering, olah…
Shabbat 17: Murder in the Beit Midrash
The Talmud quotes some 316 debates between Beit Hillel and Beit Shammai.
Shabbat 17: Murder in the Beit Midrash
The Talmud quotes some 316 debates between Beit Hillel and Beit Shammai.
Shabbat 13: Fasting or Feasting
When it was still forbidden to write down the Oral Law, one of the very few written texts was that…
Vayikra: A Book of Love
Perhaps Man’s greatest fear is his ultimate irrelevance, that we really don’t make a…
Shabbat 10: A Special Gift
“Rava bar Machsseya said in the name of Rav Chama bar Gurya in the name of Rav: One who gives…
Pekudei: Time and Space
“And it was on first month of the second year on the first of the month that the Tabernacle…
Shabbat 4: Praying Alone
One of the hardest mitzvot to properly fulfil is that of rebuke, “hocheiach tocheech et…
Ki Tisa: The Golden Garden
"And the people saw ki boshesh Moshe, that Moshe delayed in coming down from the…
Shabbat 2: From Place to Place
“The carrying out on Shabbat are two that are four [for one] inside [a home] and two that are…