Mishpatim 5780 โAn eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot.โ (Shemos 21:24) Chazaโl famously explain that this Pasuk refers to monetary compensation for physical injury. The Gemara in...
ืืฉืืขืืจ ืืขืืจืืช The past several essays have tackled an important question: When Chazaโl made enactments that were a product of their understanding of reality (the โMetziusโ), and that reality appears to have changed...
Vayeira 5780 โHashem appeared to him in the plains of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance of the tent in the heat of the day.โ (Bereishis 18:1) Rashi explains that Hashem appeared to Avraham for the purposes of...
ืคืจืฉืช ืคืงืืื ืชืฉืข”ื ืืืจื ืืืืื ืืืืชืจ ืืืื ืืื ืืขืช ืืืืืช ืื ืืืืช ืืืืืื ืืืืจืื ืฉื ืืฆืืื ืืงืืืฆืช ืกืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืืื, ืืื ืืืฆืืข ืืืืื ืื ืื ืืจืื-ืืฉืจืฉื ืืชืืฆืข ืืืขืืื ืืืกืืจืช ืืืคืืื ืืคืจืื ืืืฅ ืืืคืืช (IVF). ืืงืฆืจื, ืชืืืื ืืืืืื ืืื...
ืืื ืืขืงืจืื ืืช ืืืชืืื ืืืืฉืคืืืื ืืจืคืืื ืงืืืข ืื ืขื ืืฆืืืช ืืจืคืืื ืืงืื ืืช ืืกืืืชื ืฉื ืืืืืคื ืืคื ื ืืืฆืืข ืื ืคืขืืื ืืฉืืขืืชืืช ืืื ื ืืชืื ืืืืืื. ืขื ืืฆืืืช ืืชืืจ ืืืืื ื ืืื ื ืืช ืืืืื ื ืืืืืืงืช ืฉื ืืฆืื, ืืช ืืืฉืืืืช ืฉื ืื-ืืืคืื, ืืช ืืืืช...
Vayigash 5780 They went up from Egypt and came to the land of Canaan, to Yaakov their father. And they told him, saying, โYosef is still aliveโ, and that he is ruler over all the land of Egypt; but his heart rejected...
ืคืจืฉืช ืืืืจ ืชืฉ”ืค “ืฉืฉืช ืืืื ืชืขืฉื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืฉืืืขื ืฉืืช ืฉืืชืื ืืงืจื ืงืืฉ, ืื ืืืืืช ืขืืืื ืื ืชืขืฉื, ืฉืืช ืืื ืื’ ืืื ืืืฉืืืชืืื” (ืืืงืจื ืื, ื) ืืืช ืืื ืืืืช ืืืจืืืืืช ืขืืืจ ืื ืฉื ืฆืืืช ืจืคืืื ืืืืืืช ืืืฆืืข ืืงืืืช...
Vaetchanan 5779 โBut you shall greatly beware (โvโNishmartemโ) for your souls, for you did not see any likeness on the day Hashem spoke to you at Chorev, from the midst of the fire.โ (Devarim 4:15) Paragraph...
ืืชื ืืื ืืืคืืช ืืืคืื ืจืคืืื; ืืืืื ืขืืช ืืืคืื ืืื ืื ืืชื; ืืืืช ืฉืืงืื ืืืขืช ืฉืื ืืืืืง ืืืืื ืืืืฆืขืืช ืืืคืื ืคืจืฉืช ืืฉืื ืชืฉืค”ื ืืืืืจ ืืงืืื ืขืกืงื ื ืืืกืืืืช ืืืืื ืื ืืฉื ืืคืืืช ืืืคืื ืจืคืืื. ืจืืื ื, ืฉืื ืืืื ืืขืืื ืืืชืืช-ืจืคืืืืช ืืืงืืืืช...
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