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After the spies sinned and Hashem rebuked Israel, “If any of these people, this evil generation, see the good land…” (Dvarim / Deut. 1:35) “And you answered and said to me, ‘We have sinned against Hashem, we will go up … Continued
In an article entitled The Attitude toward Hinduism Rabbi Eliezer Melamed writes: Idolatry B’Shituf In fact, since on one hand, Hinduism believes in a supreme source for all the gods, and on the other hand, in Hindu worship statues are … 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
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 Sun, 2 June 2024 = 25th of Iyyar, 5784 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
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
The Chafetz Chaim informs us in Mishna Brura, chapter 304 and in Beu’r Halacha to chapter 330 that trinity believers and Muslims do not have the more honorable status of Gair Toashav. Excerpt from the post of Fri, … Continued
Introduction by the main editor of vilnagaon.org Bamidbar / Numbers 29:21 as translated by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan states: 29 Woe is to you, Moab; you are destroyed, nation of Kemosh.* Your* sons have become refugees, your daughters are captives To … Continued
The following is an excerpt from a larger article on this site, entitled: Muslim Idolatry Trees – Do They Interfere With Davening Mincha on the Temple Mount? Revised: Wed, 29 May 2024 = 21st of Iyyar, 5784 Is There a … Continued