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The way that the Bar Ilan Responsa project explains this in its Talmudic concepts section is: “The mouse is not to blame for the theft, but rather the hole through which the mouse entered the place of theft, as a … Continued
Introduction This was originally posted on the 24th of Elul, 5783. It is especially appropriate to reissue this post in light of the recent imprisonment of anti-illegal immigrant activist, Shefi Paz. To quote from a translated facebook post of Israel’s … Continued
According to Rambam believing that Hashem has a body is an ideological crime, similar to the ideological crime of being an atheist. See the article: Are Chinese Atheists Who Persecute Judaism and Threaten Israel, Bad People? for details. The great … Continued
Introduction: Deuteronomy (Dvarim) 1:7 as translated by Sefaria states: Start out and make your way to the hill country of the Amorites and to all their neighbors in the Arabah, the hill country, the Shephelah, the Negeb, the seacoast, the … Continued
Breishit / Genesis Chapter 8 verses 20 – 22 according to the translation of Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan 20 Noah built an altar to God. He took a few of all the clean livestock and all the clean birds and he … Continued
Revised Tues., 27 June 2025 = 29th of Iyyar, 5785 Introduction – 1 Biblical Proof and 3 Proofs from the Words of our Sages that It is Forbidden for Gentiles to Worship the Creator in Partnership with Foreign Gods. Bamidbar … Continued
The source of this video is https://vimeo.com/232908537 Press on the picture or the link to go to the video. Comment by Shlomo Moshe Scheinman: Rabbeinu Bachayei in his commentary on the Torah (written more than 7 centuries ago) to Bereishit … Continued
Given Israel’s recent extounding defense against Iranian Missiles (29th of Elul, 5784) I thought it was fitting to print an excerpt from Miracles of the Gulf War that explains the value of expansion. The biblical prophet, Isaiah teaches [chapter 54 verse … Continued
Introduction In the last year of the lifetime of Rabbi Moshe Zuriel, (of blessed memory) I asked the rabbi by email how to explain the Talmud’s account of the prayer of Calev at Maarat Hamachpela (Talmud, tractate Sotah 34b). I … Continued
Translation of Tractate Succah page 52b according to Sefaria.org Apropos the end of days, the Gemara cites another verse and interprets it homiletically. It is stated: “The Lord then showed me four craftsmen” (Zechariah 2:3). Who are these four craftsmen? … Continued