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The last Mishna in Chapter 7 of Chulin as translated by Sefaria.org states: The prohibition of eating the sciatic nerve applies to a kosher animal and does not apply to a non-kosher animal. Rabbi Yehuda says: It applies even to … Continued
Rabbi Jack Abramowitz in an article entitled Did Rivkah Really Get Married At Three Years Old? states: The Sifri says that Rivka was 14 when she married Yitzchak. This is the position accepted by the Seder Olam, whose entire raison … Continued
He hurried after [the invaders], catching up with them in Dan (Breishit / Genesis 14:14). Is this Dan, Layish, Leshem, or Somewhere Else? The full verse of Breishit / Genesis 14:14 as translated by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan states: When Abram … Continued
This post was updated Tue, 27 August 2024 = 23rd of Av, 5784 This is what the Temple Institute said: For many years it has been the custom of Rabbi Dr. Moshe Dovid Tendler, famed posek, professor, and son-in-law of … Continued
The Torah as translated by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan in Breishit/Genesis Ch. 6 states: 6:5 God saw that man’s wickedness on earth was increasing. Every impulse of his innermost thought was only for evil, all day long. 6:6 God regretted that … Continued
Commment on the video by Shlomo Moshe Scheinman – 13 Tishrei 6782. I plead guilty as charged. I do hope increased usage of Tekhelet will lead to greater demand to restore the Temple and the sacrificial service and I rely … Continued
Note at the outset: It is a common sin among both Jews and Noahides to end a pregnancy for unjustified reasons. A competent Torah-Observant, that is to say, “Orthodox” Rabbi should be consulted on this sensitive topic. For fear that … Continued
The initial date of this post is 7th of Elul 5781 – August 15, 2021 when Biden is firmly in power and all the complaints about election cheating have so far been decided in Biden’s favor. Earlier this month “senators … Continued
Rav Kook, Teshuvat HaPrat, Teshuvat HaKlal and Shoftim By Ariel Natan Pasko The Hebrew month of Elul has begun, and teshuva, return, repentance, is in the air. Elul is the penitential month in the Jewish calendar, before Rosh HaShanah and … Continued
Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook former Chief Rabbi of British Mandate Palestine, in theory supported Jews participating in Sports (Orot section 34). He thought it would develop the materialistic side of the nation of Israel and he considered the development of … Continued