According to contemporary terminology the word “Aliyah” (עלייה) referred to Ascension upon the holy land. It didn’t imply being a citizen of […]
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Mesorah from Rebbi Akiva to Rambam
Rabbi AkivaRabbi MeirRabbi Shimon Ben ElozorRabbi Shmuel Bar NaḥmanRabbi HalboRabbi BerachyoRabbi AmmiRabbi ZeiraRav Huna HaSheiniRav Huna Bar HinnanaRav Acha Bar HunaRavina TevyomiRabba tosfahRabba […]
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Commentary on Bamidbar 21:10
הֲמִן־הַסֶּ֣לַע הַזֶּ֔ה נוֹצִ֥יא לָכֶ֖ם מָֽיִם “Can we draw water for you from this rock?” (Bamidbar 21:10) The Arvei Nahal taught that the […]
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Tzniut (צניעות)
If the Physical Universe is equivalent to “tinted windows ” or barriers that separate us from Hashem’s infinite power, via the act […]
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Duality: Hashem Created Two
The Torah gives us even more ideas of this duality in life. Hashem is our G-d, and Hashem is One. Now, in […]
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The Social Decline of Society
It should be completely apparent that the world we live in has severely deteriorated, and to an extent, we may no longer […]
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Morality: Objective vs Subjective
Morality refers to the knowledge of right and wrong. This very idea opens up a huge pool of ideas. It opens up […]
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Commentary on Bamidbar 21:17
אָז יָשִׁיר יִשְׂרָאֵל וגו’ עֲלִי בְאֵר עֱנוּ לָהּ “Then Israel sang this song: Ascend, O well, sing to it!״ (Bamidbar 21:17) The word […]
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Haskalah and Reform Judaism
[HaSkalah]Centuries ago, the average Jew had [many] knowledge of mitzvot. It was common for people to have a basic knowledge of Yiddishkeit. […]
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Round Earth in Qabbalah
The Earth is, indeed, round. Our sages understood this. The following is from the Zohar: וּבְסִפְרָא דְּרַב הַמְנוּנָא סָבָא, פָּרִישׁ יַתִּיר, דְּהָא […]