The holiday of Shavuot will be celebrated, G-d willing, in approximately a week and a half on Wednesday, the 6th of Sivan (and outside of Israel on Thursday, the 7th of Sivan as well). Let us, therefore, begin to discuss some of the pertinent laws of the holiday. The Torah states (Shemot 12) regarding…
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SPRING FESTIVALS
OVERVIEW OF THE SPRING FESTIVALS The four spring festivals are Passover (Pesach), Unleavened Bread (Hag HaMatzah), First Fruits (Bikkurim), and the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot), or Pentecost. Passover (Pesach) occurs in the first month of the religious calendar (Aviv, also called Nisan), on the fourteenth day, Leviticus (Vayikra) 23:5. Unleavened Bread (Hag HaMatzah) immediately follows…
Halacha Yomit
The Written and Oral Torah The Shavuot holiday will be celebrated next Wednesday, the 6th of Sivan. Let us therefore begin studying some issues pertinent to this holiday. All of the Mitzvot which were transmitted to Moshe Rabbeinu on Mount Sinai were given to him along with their respective explanations, as the verse…
ARAMAIC LANGUAGE AMONG THE JEWS
ARAMAIC LANGUAGE AMONG THE JEWS – JewishEncyclopedia.com. ARAMAIC LANGUAGE AMONG THE JEWS: Table of Contents Considered Foreign by Ancient Hebrews. Aramaic Displaces Hebrew. The Targum, the Aramaic Version of the Scriptures. Language of Amoraim. Arabic Displaces Aramaic. The Zohar. Names and Dialects of Aramaic. Extent of Aramaic Literature. Considered Foreign by Ancient Hebrews. Of all…
Drying Laundry on Shabbat
Drying Laundry on Shabbat Question: May one hang up laundry that was washed on Erev Shabbat to dry on Shabbat? Answer: The Mishnah (Shabbat 146b) states: “One whose clothing became wet on Shabbat may continue to wear them without concern. When he reaches the outer courtyard, he may spread out the garment to dry facing the sun…
Lag Ba’Omer
The Obligation to Stand While Kaddish and Barechu are Recited ————————— Reminder: Today is Lag Ba’Omer, the 33rd day of the Omer, which is a day of celebration in honor of the great Tanna, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. According to the Ashkenazi custom, from the day of Lag Ba’Omer and on, mourning customs are no longer observed….
A Fiery Torah
The Gemara states that HaShem gave the Jewish People the Torah because they are strong-willed and by studying the Torah, they will become subdued and their hearts will be humbled. The Gemara in Kiddushin states that HaShem said, “I created the Evil Inclination, and I created the Torah as its antidote.” These statements in the…
ALL OF ISRAEL
All of Israel have a share in the World to Come, as it says, Your people are all righteous; they will inherit the Land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands in which I take pride. (Sanhedrin 1 1 : 1)
Always being Observed
The Gemara cites a dispute regarding a rabbinic prohibition that was instituted because performing the act may give the impression that one is violating a biblical prohibition. One opinion maintains that such an act is even prohibited in private quarters. One reason offered for this stringency is because a person performing the act in private…
(Pesach): Feasting For Freedom
By Eddie Chumney CHAPTER 3 And ye shall observe this thing [Passover] for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever:.. And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service? that ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord ‘s Passover,…
A Difficult Departure
The Gemara concludes that the halacha regarding Shemini Atzeres is meisav yasvinan beruchei lo mevarchinan, we dwell in the Sukkah but we do not recite a blessing for the mitzvah of dwelling in the Sukkah. The Medrash states that the reason why we celebrate Shemini Atzeres is because HaShem declares, “you, the Jewish People have…
Blessings Prevent Anger
The Gemara states that one must recite the blessing for a mitzvah prior to performing the mitzvah. This is referred to as over laasiyasan. There are a number of instances in the Torah where the word over is used and the Medrash and Gemara interpret the word to denote anger. An example of this is regarding the laws…
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