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Talmud, Sanhedrin 97b -98a Rav says: All the ends of days that were calculated passed, and the matter depends only upon repentance and good deeds. When the Jewish people repent, they will be redeemed. And Shmuel says: It is sufficient … Continued
The red arrows in the picture below point to the boundary of the sanctified Temple Mount according to the viewpoint of the architect, Mr. Tuvia Sagiv, which he publicized in Techumin Vol. 28 In my three internet articles explaining … Continued
In an article in Hebrew that I have only partially published on the internet, I raise the possibility that maybe and I stress maybe, Radbaz believed, that the Temple Mount’s Eastern Wall was beyond the current Eastern Wall that we … Continued
Translation based on https://www.sefaria.org.il/Genesis.1.2?lang=he&aliyot=0&p2=Rashi_on_Genesis.1.1.1&lang2=en&w2=all&lang3=en The First Comment by Rashi on the Torah בראשית IN THE BEGINNING — Rabbi Isaac said: The Torah which is the Law book of Israel should have commenced with the verse (Exodus 12:2) “This month shall … Continued
Excerpt from https://www.jonathanpollard.org/2021/032621.htm ‘You’re smart, finish it’ Pollard says that at one point in his sentence, when he was at Butner Federal Prison, someone from Israel he didn’t know came to visit him. The man was “official” enough to be … Continued
Shmot/Exodus 10:22 as translated by Sefaria Moses held out his arm toward the sky and thick darkness descended upon all the land of Egypt for three days. Rashi as translated by Sefaria ויהי חשך אפלה … שלשת ימים — there … Continued
Esther 6:1 That night, sleep deserted the king, and he ordered the book of records, the annals, to be brought; and it was read to the king. Rashi’s Commentary to Esther 6:1 The king’s sleep was disturbed. It was a … Continued
Rashbam: [on Gen. 1:1] The story of creation is a necessary introduction in order to understand the commandment. “Remember the Sabbath day to sanctify it [etc.] for six days Hashem made the heaven and earth, the sea and all that … Continued
AND IT CAME TO PASS AFTER THE DEATH OF ABRAHAM (AVRAHAM) THAT G-D BLESSED ISAAC (YITZCHAK)… [GENESIS/BREISHIT 25:11] Rashi comments: — He comforted him with the words of the formula of consolation which we offer to mourners (Sotah 14a). Another … Continued
Balak: The Blessing of Isolation for Israel By Ariel Natan Pasko “Hen Am L’Vadad Y’Shkone…” (from the root BaDaD*). “Behold, it is a nation that shall dwell alone, and not be reckoned among the nations.” *More on this later. And … Continued