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Tazria: Spiritual Leprosy and Real Faith In G-d By Ariel Natan Pasko In this week’s Torah reading, Tazria, it says, “A man who has on the skin of his flesh a blotch, discoloration, or spot…” (VaYikra 13:2). The Midrash … Continued
Rabbi Dov Lior: When It Comes To Converts, If They Are Sinners In One Area of Torah, We Suspect Them On All Areas of Torah. In a recent talk that Rabbi Lior gave at the White Shul in Kiryat Moshe, … Continued
Trump’s Support for Israeli Sovereignty over the Golan Heights and the Blessing of Eisav (Esau) Rashi’s commentary to Bereishit (the people who made the space craft spell it Beresheet) – Genesis – Chapter 27:28 explains that the blessing given to the … Continued
Violating Shabbat to Prepare A Jew to Withstand Possible Shabak Torture? Rabbi Dov Lior says, Yes! Rabbi Yaakov Ariel says, No! To hear or download the audio of this lecture, press on the link 60ribo.org.il/storage/audio/duma.mp3 Talmud tractate Yoma page 85, … Continued
Rabbi Zamir Cohen’s answer to young Jewish men or ladies considering intermarriage Quote from: https://www.hidabroot.com/article/194234/Intermarriage-is-Statistically-Destined-to-Fail There are many intermarriages happening all the time and I often get telephone calls from a Jewish young man about to marry a non-Jewess or … Continued
FROM JAPAN TO JERUSALEM: THE STORY OF MOSHE HATTORI Quote from https://jewishaction.com/religion/shabbat-holidays/shavuot/choosing-judaism-life-stories-remarkable-converts-2/ While still in high school, Hattori notes, he and his classmates were taught very little about the Jews. “I remember being surprised by the fact that even … Continued
When Is It Permitted to Bow to Men and When Is Bowing Considered Forbidden Intermediary Worship , According to Rabbeinu Nissim Table of Contents A Saudi Cleric Admits That Some Muslims Stumble by the Sin of Idolatry via the Grave … Continued
New Evidence for Techelet: Murex Trunculus Shells In Temple Mount Dig New evidence has been found to support the view of those rabbis who claim the Murex Trunculus (also called in scientific circles, by the name Hexaplex trunculus) is the Chilazon, which … Continued
Revised 12th of Tamuz, 5782 after finding the original link to the Bodleian Library page is no longer valid. I downloaded other Rashi Manuscripts which seem to make the same point. See also: http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b84700460/f233.image.r=H%C3%A9breu.langEN Modern 10 Agorot coin pictured aboveCoins … Continued
Ktav Ivri – Ktav Ashuri – Did the Shape of the Hebrew Letters Change During the Time of Ezra? Rabbi Anthony Manning discusses, the original Hebrew script (Ktav Ivri), and what we use today (Ktav Ashuri). The Gemara records a … Continued