HAAZINU XXXII. LISTEN, ye heavens, and I will speak ; give ear, O earth, to the words of my mouth. My doctrine shall be soft as rain; let it be received as the dew, and my word be as the breath of the rain that breathes upon the grass, and as the showers of the…
Day: October 2, 2014
Motza’ei Yom Kippur-Unique Laws for this Year
Adding From the Mundane Onto the Holiness One must add some of the mundane weekday onto the holiness of Yom Kippur upon its exit, i.e. one should not end this holy day immediately with nightfall; rather, one should wait another few minutes. Thus, it is prohibited to eat or perform work on Motza’ei Yom Kippur…
Daf Yomi audio shiurim
The following Daf Yomi audio shiurim were just uploaded to realcleardaf.com: Sunday, October 5, 2014: Chagigah 27 image of daf Shabbos, October 4, 2014: Chagigah 26 image of daf Friday, October 3, 2014: Chagigah 25 image of daf Thursday, October 2, 2014: Chagigah 24 image of daf
Holy of Holies
With the approach of the holiest day of the year, an insight on the Yom Kippur service performed in the Temple by the High Priest: incense. The incense offered up in the Temple was usually on the Inner Alter, which parallels the inner dimension of the heart–i.e., our Divine soul, which is constantly bound to…