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On the verse Deuteronomy/Dvarim 28:25 “Cursed be he who accepts a bribe in the case of the murder of an innocent person.—And all the people shall say, Amen”, Seforno comments “like the matter of Doeg the Edomite and the Ziphim … Continued
Shmot/Exodus 10:22 as translated by Sefaria Moses held out his arm toward the sky and thick darkness descended upon all the land of Egypt for three days. Rashi as translated by Sefaria ויהי חשך אפלה … שלשת ימים — there … Continued
Rambam and Aliyah to the Temple Mount by Ariel Natan Pasko Earlier in the week, the 20th of Tevet, marked the Yom Hillula (day of festivity) or Yahrtzeit, of the Rambam (Maimonides). He died in 1204. So, I thought it … Continued
Excerpt from The Task of the Spy, Eli Cohen, H”YD. – A Torah Hint About This In chapter 2 section 39 of Kol Hator (written by a disciple of the Vilna Gaon), we learn:“And Yosef (Joseph) recognized his brothers, but … Continued
Introduction #1 Dvarim / Deuteronomy 20:1 as translated by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan When you go to battle against your enemies, and see horses, war chariots and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them, since God your … Continued
What is Pidyon Haben? I will quote from an article written about 14 years ago at https://www.ou.org/judaism-101/glossary/pidyon-haben/ for a definition: Redemption of the (First-Born) Son; by Biblical command, at the age of 30 days, when the son has established a … Continued
For the sake of ease, I will use the Sefaria.org translation of Part of II Kings Chapter 5 to remind my readers of details of the story concerning the Prophet Elisha and Naaman. 1) Naaman, commander of the army of … Continued
There are men that are smarter than me to suggest to Trump what political moves he has to do to improve his situation. If he wants extra-special assistance from the Creator of the Universe, he should start supporting Jewish expansion … Continued
Toledot: Jewish Genealogy by Ariel Natan Pasko And these are the generations of Isaac, the son of Abraham; Abraham begot Isaac,” (Genesis 25:19).That’s how this week’s Torah reading, Toledot, starts out. Genealogy is important to Jews. We know who our … Continued
The name Biden is composed of the Hebrew letters ב which also stands for the number 2 י which also stands for the number 10 י which also stands for the number 10 ד which also stands for the number … Continued