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According to the translation of Machon Mamre to Shmot / Exodus 2:23 the Torah states: “And it came to pass in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died; and the children of Israel sighed by … Continued
Excerpt from the online translation of Kol Hator: It is a commandment and manifold obligation for every man of Israel, for all those engaged in gathering in the exiles, certainly for anyone who bears any responsibility whatsoever in administering public … Continued
Sefaria.org translation of the Talmud, Baba Kama page 117 There was a certain man who desired to show another individual’s straw to the gentile authorities, who would seize it. He came before Rav, who said to him: Do not show … Continued
According to https://bluefringes.com/notable_people/r-moshe-shternbuch/ Rabbi Yisroel Barkin mentioned that one of R’ Shternbuch’s grandson’s wrote against Techeiles, and R’ Shternbuch signed off on it without doing the proper research. Now that he has done the research, he since then obtained a few … Continued
Quote from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1504_lunar_eclipse On 30 June 1503, Christopher Columbus beached his two last caravels and was stranded in Jamaica. The indigenous people of the island welcomed Columbus and his crew and fed them, but after six months, they halted the food supply, dissatisfied with what the Spaniards … Continued
The Hebrew internet site kikar.co.il reported on Tue, 19 November 2024 – 18th of Cheshvan, 5785: 23 years after the horrific bombing at the Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem, a landmark ruling was issued today (Tuesday) by the Jerusalem District … Continued
In honor of Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman’s Yahrzeit (24th of Kislev) I am reposting this story from Jewishmom.com which just asked to credit them: Translated by JewishMOM.com (Feel free to reprint/repost if this line is included) The Viral Story about … Continued
Rabbi Yitzchak Zilberstein discusses in Chashukei Chemed, Arakhin 15a the following question, which for the sake of ease, I more or less translated with the help of an artificial intelligence program ChatGPT. The translation isn’t perfect but good enough for … Continued
The way that the Bar Ilan Responsa project explains this in its Talmudic concepts section is: “The mouse is not to blame for the theft, but rather the hole through which the mouse entered the place of theft, as a … Continued
The following is a summary of the FINAL REPORT (published Dec 2, 2024 /1st of Kislev, 5785): of the 2-Year Investigation of the Select Subcommittee (of Congress) on the Coronavirus Pandemic found at https://oversight.house.gov/release/final-report-covid-select-concludes-2-year-investigation-issues-500-page-final-report-on-lessons-learned-and-the-path-forward/ FINAL REPORT: COVID Select Concludes 2-Year … Continued