English Site at vilnagaon.org
Hebrew site at 60ribo.org.il
Translation of Rambam’s commentary to the Mishna, Sanhedrin 10:1 as provided by https://www.sefaria.org.il/Rambam_on_Mishnah_Sanhedrin.10.1.16?ven=Sefaria_Community_Translation&vhe=Vilna_edition&lang=en&with=all&lang2=en The first principle To believe in the existence of the Creator, may He be blessed, and that is that there is a Being complete in all the … Continued
For those that don’t have patience to hear a 20 minute audio of Amos Chapter 9, the key point, starts at 14:28 in Rabbi Rosner’s audio which I downloaded from https://outorah.org/p/66850 Rabbi Shalom Rosner Rabbi Rosner, a musmach of RIETS, … Continued
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 alone, rather … Continued
The fact that the phrase “Dome of the Rock” does not appear explicitly in the writings of the Caphtor Vapherach, is brought by advocates of the Southern Location of the Temple on Mount Moriah as evidence that that Caphtor Vapherach … Continued
This article is a continuation of the post entitled: Caphtor Vapherach and the Theory of the Architect Tuvia Sagiv and a little about Asher Kaufman’s Views about the Temple Mount. In that post strong evidence was brought to show that … Continued
Translation based on https://www.sefaria.org.il/Genesis.1.2?lang=he&aliyot=0&p2=Rashi_on_Genesis.1.1.1&lang2=en&w2=all&lang3=en The First Comment by Rashi on the Torah בראשית IN THE BEGINNING — Rabbi Isaac said: The Torah which is the Law book of Israel should have commenced with the verse (Exodus 12:2) “This month shall … Continued
Translation from: https://www.sefaria.org.il/Kitzur_Shulchan_Arukh.201.1?lang=en Siman 201 A person who commits suicide is unsurpassed in wickedness, as it is said, “However of the blood of your souls, I will demand an account.”1Genesis 9:5. The world was created for a single person, (to … Continued
Shmot / Exodus Chapter 2: as translated by http://bible.ort.org/books/pentd2.asp?ACTION=displaypage&BOOK=2&CHAPTER=2 2:16 The sheik of Midian had seven daughters, who came to draw water. As they were beginning to fill the troughs and water their father’s sheep, 2:17 other shepherds came and … Continued
The researcher Asher Kaufman advocated the theory that the Holy of Holies is located in place of a dome supported by pillars located north of the Dome of the Rock and known as the “Dome of the Spirits”. The natural … Continued
For the sake of ease I will rely on the translation of https://www.sefaria.org.il/Or_HaChaim_on_Genesis.49.5.1?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=he when presenting the views of Ohr Hachaim regarding Breishit / Genesis 49:5-7 שמעון ולוי אחים, Shimon and Levi are brothers, etc. Jacob stressed the fact that Shimon … Continued