פרשת האזינו תשע״ט כִּי לֹא-דָבָר רֵק הוּא, מִכֶּם–כִּי-הוּא, חַיֵּיכֶם; וּבַדָּבָר הַזֶּה, תַּאֲרִיכוּ יָמִים עַל-הָאֲדָמָה, אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם עֹבְרִים אֶת-הַיַּרְדֵּן שָׁמָּה, לְרִשְׁתָּהּ. (דברים לב, מז) על פסוק זה...
Korach 5780 The first Mitzva that we were commanded to observe is Pru uRevu – procreation. There are two important disputes with regard to Pru uRevu, both recorded in the Mishna in Maseches Yevamos (6:6). Firstly, Beis...
Acharei Mot – Kedoshim 5780 And you shall not place a stumbling block before the blind. (Vayikra 19:14) This Pasuk defines the prohibition of Lifnei Iveir – causing another Jew to stumble in any manner...
Haazinu 5780 See, now, that I, I am He – and no god is with me. I put to death and I bring life, I struck down and I will heal, and there is no rescuer from My hand. (Devarim 32:39) One of the core axioms in Jewish...
Ki Teitzei 5779 “…and so shall you do for any lost article of your brother that may become lost from him and you find it; you cannot hide yourself.” Devarim 22:3 Practicing medicine, though famously described by Chaza”l...
זה לא מכבר, עסקנו בהלכה שבסימן שד”מ – דינו של אדם הנמצא במדבר ללא כל אמצעי תקשורת, ושכח באיזה יום בשבוע יצא מביתו, וכן באיזה יום הוא נמצא כעת, כך שלמעשה הוא איננו יודע מתי תחול שבת קודש. ההולך במדבר נמצא במצב...
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פרשת נח תש”פ שֹׁפֵךְ דַּם הָאָדָם בָּאָדָם דָּמוֹ יִשָּׁפֵךְ כִּי בְּצֶלֶם אֱלֹקִים עָשָׂה אֶת הָאָדָם (בראשית ט, ו) לדעת רבי ישמעאל (סנהדרין נז, ב), אזהרה זו מכוונת לאיסור על הריגת עוברים: “משום רבי ישמעאל...
Trumah 5779 ‘Speak to the Children of Israel and let them take for me a portion; from every man whose heart motivates him you shall take my portion.’ ...
The Golden Years – Part II: Calling it Quits “Speak to Aharon and say: Any man of your offspring throughout the ages who has a defect shall not approach to offer the food of his God.” (Vayikra 21:17) Last week, we...
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