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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
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