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Monday, March 14, 2011

amazing chiddush of R' Yosef Engel regarding matanos la'evyonim

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The gemara (Shabbos 10b) quotes Rav as teaching that if you give a gift to a friend, you have to tell him about it -- don't just leave...
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Saturday, March 12, 2011

motzei shabbos megillah reading -- this week?

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My son showed me a Mes. Sofrim (14:18) that quotes a minhag that on the first Motzei Shabbos of Adar people would lein megillah until "...
Wednesday, March 09, 2011

haman min haTorah

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Haman min haTorah minayin? Chazal point to the pasuk in Parshas Braishis, "Ha’min ha’eitz … achalta?” What does G-d's question...
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simchas Yom Tov

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R’ Akiva Eiger (Shut”T siman 1) writes that women are allowed to fast on Yom Tov because the mitzvah to eat on Yom Tov is an extension of ...
Monday, March 07, 2011

simchas Purim vs. simchas Yom Tov (II)

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Last week ( link ) we explained that there is no din of ain m’arvin simcha b’simcha when it comes to getting married on Purim because sim...
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Sunday, March 06, 2011

parting the clouds

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We read at the end of Pekudei that Moshe found himself unable to enter the completed Mishkan because of the cloud, representing the Shechina...
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Thursday, March 03, 2011

the fiery shekel

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The Midrash teaches that Moshe found the parsha of shekalim difficult to understand. Hashem responded by showing him a “ matbe’a shel ei...
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