Breishit / Genesis 49:5 ‘Shimon and Levi are brothers; instruments of crime are their wares’. According to Ohr Hachaim: This Is A Rebuke of Their Attempt to Kill Yosef (Joseph).

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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

According to Rambam – We Refrain From Eating the Sciatic Nerve – Not Because of Any Prophetic Commandment by Yaakov (Jacob) But Because of the Prophetic Commandment Given by Hashem to Moshe (Moses)

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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

Trump’s Support for Israeli Sovereignty over the Golan Heights and the Blessing of Eisav (Esau)

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

Lavan {Laban}, the Father-in-Law, the ‘Shituf’ Believer, the Swindler, the Aramean is Blamed for Destroying our Forefather Yaakov

Lavan {Laban}, the Father-in-Law, the Trinity Believer, the Swindler, the Aramean is Blamed for Destroying our Forefather Yaakov Background Breishit/Genesis Chapter 31 as translated by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan Yaakov’s Journey or as translated by Rabbi Kaplan, Jacob’s Journey, Marriage and … Continued