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Av: The Month of Love
The first day of the month of Av appears in the Torah as the day of passing of Aharon, the High Priest. When Aharon passed
Rabbi Adin Even-Yisrael (Steinzaltz): A C...
Rabbi Adin Even Yisrael (Steinzaltz) was born on 3 Av 5697 (1937) to Avraham Moshe Steinzaltz, a descendant of the first Rebbe of Slonim, and
Gematria Shorts for Va’etchanan 5782
The value of the first verse of Va’etchanan, describing Moses’ prayers before God, “I pleaded with God at that time, saying” (וָאֶתְחַנַּן אֶל י-הוה בָּעֵת
Va’etchanan: A Great, Holy, One Nation
“Who is a great nation who has God close to it… and who is a great nation who has righteous statutes and laws.”[1] י מִי
Pirkei Avot 4:2 Staying on the Mitzvah Trac...
Ben Azzai would say: Run to pursue a minor mitzvah and flee from a transgression, for a mitzvah causes another mitzvah after it and a transgression causes another
Q&A: Love at First Sight
Q: I am looking for a marriage match and have dated many women. Yesterday, I met a nice, beautiful woman. From the moment I saw
The Number 11 and Crowns of Purity and Impu...
Q: I read that the number 11 is a number of impurity. Is this true? A: A primary principle in Kabbalah is that all holiness
The Lowest of the Low
On Tisha B’Av we reach the low point of the Jewish calendar. We sit on the ground and read the Book of Lamentations describing the
Devarim: Shechinah Speaking
“These are the things that Moses spoke to all of Israel” (אֵלֶּה הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר מֹשֶׁה אֶל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל). The entire book of Deuteronomy is
Gematria Shorts for Parashat Devarim 5782
Parashat Devarim begins, “These are the words” (אֵלֶּה הַדְּבָרִים). There are 3 other parashot that start with the same word, “These” (אֵלֶּה). They are: parashat