Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Repairing And Reformation

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The Gemarah Rosh Hashana (16b) says א"ר יצחק ד' דברים מקרעין גזר דינו של אדם אלו הן צדקה צעקה שינוי השם ושינוי מעשה.  Rashi explain...

Standing Viduy

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The halacha is that one must stand while saying viduy (S.A. 607:3.) Why must viduy we recited while standing? The Mishne Berurah explains th...
Sunday, September 21, 2025

Why Eat

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The Tur in siman 597 cites a machlokes Rishonim if there is an obligation to eat on Rosh Hashana. The debate would seem to center on if ther...
Saturday, September 20, 2025

Repeat Or Do Not Repeat

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Tosfos Berachot (12b) says צריך לחתום המלך הקדוש והמלך המשפט ואם לא אמר מחזירין אותו. וכן זכרנו ומי כמוך וכתוב לחיים ובספר חיים מחזירים אותו...
Friday, September 12, 2025

The Bris Of The Tzibbur

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At the end of the tochacha, the possuk says  אֵ֩לֶּה֩ דִבְרֵ֨י הַבְּרִ֜ית אֲֽשֶׁר־צִוָּ֧ה ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֗ה לִכְרֹ֛ת אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּ...
Thursday, August 7, 2025

Preparing To Pray

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The Midrash enumerates 10 phraseologies of prayer bur incredibly what is the most common term, תפלה, is left out, how?  The Sfas Emes (5631)...
Thursday, July 31, 2025

Seudah Hamafsekes On Shabbat

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The Magen Avraham (552:14) says even though when 9 Av is motzei Shabbat one is allowed to eat whatever they ant beforehand and is not limite...