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Rav Yehoshua Yeshaya son of Rav Aharon Neuwirth writes in his book on the laws of Shabbat “Shemirat Shabbat Ke – Hilchata” Chapter 36, Halacha 2 We violate Shabbat to save a fetus, even if the fetus is less than … Continued
The red arrows in the picture below point to the boundary of the sanctified Temple Mount according to the viewpoint of the architect, Mr. Tuvia Sagiv, which he publicized in Techumin Vol. 28 In my three internet articles explaining … Continued
Post revised 24 Sivan 5782 – June 24 2022 Introduction Winning the War to Conquer the Land of Israel Overrides the Commandment of Saving Lives Former Chief Rabbi of British Mandate Palestine, Rabbi Avraham Kook pointed out (Chazon HaGeula p. … Continued
Recently Rabbi Uri Zohar z”l passed away. In his youth he was a very popular actor and comedian in Israel and lived a secular lifestyle. After having conversations with Rabbi Yitzchak Shlomo Zilberman, Zohar became convinced that Orthodox Judaism was … Continued
In an article in Hebrew that I have only partially published on the internet, I raise the possibility that maybe and I stress maybe, Radbaz believed, that the Temple Mount’s Eastern Wall was beyond the current Eastern Wall that we … Continued
Picture Source:Wikipedia Maharal in his commentary Ohr Chadash: And all the servants of the king etc. … But Mordechai would not bow; It was written in grammatical form denoting the future, for it was not done just this one time … Continued
Rabbi Yehuda Halevi records a conversation of the Gentile King of the Khazars with a prominent rabbi that led the King to convert to Judaism. The Kuzari book is a record of the conversation. Rabbi: Regarding what they said in … Continued
The following is an excerpt from the article: Monotheism Vs. The Outlook That Everything is G-d Recently it became known that a photocopy containing passages from the original handwriting of Rabbi Chaim Vital made it by some way to the … Continued
Pe’at HaShulchan, Laws of the land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael) is based on the Vilna Gaon’s halachic system and view on Seder Zeraim and was written by Rabbi Yisrael of Shklov, disciple of the Vilna Gaon in Jewish year 5596. … Continued
Wisdom among the Gentiles but Not Torah איכה רבה (וילנא) פרשה ב אם יאמר לך אדם יש חכמה בגוים תאמן, הדא הוא דכתיב (עובדיה א’) והאבדתי חכמים מאדום ותבונה מהר עשו, יש תורה בגוים אל תאמן, דכתיב מלכה ושריה בגוים … Continued