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Quote from: https://www.zomet.org.il/eng/?CategoryID=198&ArticleID=283#b5 6. Hearing Aids Contemporary poskim have permitted the use of hearing aids (which are actually small microphones and amplifiers) on Shabbat, and were seemingly unconcerned with the problem of electricity. The Tzitz Eliezer (vol. 6, 6:6) summarizes: … Continued
Translation of the Prophetic Vision of Yechezkel / Ezekiel Ch. 37 by Sefaria.org 1 The hand of the LORD came upon me. He took me out by the spirit of the LORD and set me down in the valley. It … Continued
Excerpt from https://www.jonathanpollard.org/2021/032621.htm ‘You’re smart, finish it’ Pollard says that at one point in his sentence, when he was at Butner Federal Prison, someone from Israel he didn’t know came to visit him. The man was “official” enough to be … Continued
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