פרשת צו-פורים תשע”ט לַעֲשׂוֹת אוֹתָם יְמֵי מִשְׁתֶּה וְשִׂמְחָה וּמִשְׁלוֹחַ מָנוֹת אִישׁ לְרֵעֵהוּ וּמַתָּנוֹת לָאֶבְיוֹנִים (אסתר ט, כב) כותב הרמב”ם (הלכות מגילה ב, טו): כיצד חובת סעודה זו? שיאכל בשר...
Vayakel 5779 “For six days, work may be done, but the seventh day shall be holy for you – a day of complete rest for Hashem. Whoever does work on it shall be put to death.” (Shemos 35:2) Paragraph The...
פרשת ואתחנן תשע״ח וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥ם מְאֹ֖ד לְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֣י לֹ֤א רְאִיתֶם֙ כָּל־תְּמוּנָ֔ה בְּי֗וֹם דִּבֶּ֨ר יְקֹוָ֧ק אֲלֵיכֶ֛ם בְּחֹרֵ֖ב מִתּ֥וֹךְ הָאֵֽשׁ: (דברים ד, טו) מעט קודם לכן נאמר (פסוק ט): רַ֡ק הִשָּׁ֣מֶר...
בשבועות האחרונים עסקנו בהרחבה בהלכה של “התירו סופן משום תחילתן”, שמחמתה ישנו היתר למי שיצא להציל נפשות לשוב לביתו בשבת, אף אחרי שסיים להציל את הנפש. כפי שראינו, ביסוד ההלכה ההיתר מוגבל לאיסורי שבת שאינם אלא...
Tzav 5780 “If he shall offer it for thanksgiving, he shall offer with the thanksgiving offering unleavened loaves mixed with oil, unleavened wafer smeared with oil, and loaves of scalded fine flour mixed with oil.”...
Chapter 1 – Hakpada on Minhagim Pesach is a time of abundant Mitzvos and Minhagim. Some of these customs were enacted to minimize the risk of eating Chametz, and others were established for different reasons. The...
לשיעור בעברית The past several essays have tackled an important question: When Chaza”l made enactments that were a product of their understanding of reality (the “Metzius”), and that reality appears to have changed...
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Chapter 2 – Pesach Preparation For Those Who Cannot Do It Themselves Mi’d’Oraisa, a person may not own any form of Chametz on Pesach. This is why the Chachamim enacted Bedikas Chametz on the eve of the 14th Nisan...
לשיעור בעברית Recently, the world was transfixed by the news of a 57-year-old American, David Bennett – who underwent an experimental surgery at the University of Maryland Hospital. Terminally ill with heart failure and...
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