“The Way of G-d”

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Part 1: “The Fundamental Principles of Reality”  Ch. 4: “Human Responsibility” Paragraph 7 There are two sorts of activities over-all 1: the ones you do because God Himself rules that you must, which encompasses all of His mitzvahs; and the ones you do for one personal reason or another,…

The Calendar and the New Moon

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A month is either 29 or 30 days long; in the latter case, the New Moon is celebrated on the 30th day of the month as well as the first day of the next month. The year is usually 12 months long, but in seven out of every 19…

Parshas Noach

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The Din of the Din By Rabbi Label Lam And HASHEM saw that the evil of man was great in the earth, and every imagination of his heart was only evil all the time. And HASHEM regretted that He had made man upon the earth, and He became grieved…

Pirkei Avos

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G-d Striking Back, Part II Chapter 5, Mishna 11(b) By Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld “Pestilence comes to the world for death penalties mentioned in the Torah which are not in the hands of the courts [to administer] and for [the forbidden use of] Sabbatical year produce. The sword comes to…

Daf Digest

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Yevamos 19   Yevamos 20   Yevamos 21 Daf Yomi Digest is compiled by members of the Ruben Shas Kollel, edited by Rabbi Ben-Zion Rand. Halachah Highlights is not intended to be relied upon for halacha l’maase. It is intended for interest and information. For actual psak consult your local rav.

Haftorah – Parshas Noach

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Parshas Noach Shabbos Rosh Chodesh Yeshaya 66 This week’s haftorah, read in conjunction with Shabbos Rosh Chodesh, reveals to us a secret dimension of this significant date. In fact, as we will discover, Rosh Chodesh possesses the potential of assuming a greater personality than ever seen before. Its heightened…

Parshas Noach

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? By Nosson Chayim Leff This class is dedicated by Ephraim Sobol in loving memory of his father, Shlomo Mordechai ben Yaakov a”h. Noach, 5639 The parsha begins (Bereishis, 6:9): ” … Noach ish tzadik …; es HaElokim hishalech Noach.” (“Noach was a righteous man …; Noach walked with…

Daf Yomi

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The following Daf Yomi audio shiurim were just uploaded to realcleardaf.com: Friday, October 24, 2014: Yevamos 20  image of daf Thursday, October 23, 2014: Yevamos 19  image of daf ?

Maharal

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Chapter 3: Mishna 7: Part 1 Rebbe Chalaftah ben Dosa from Kfar Chanina says: Ten people who are sitting and involved in Torah [study] have the Divine presence residing among them, as it is written “G-d stands in a Divine gathering…”(Tehillim 82:1). What is the source that even among…

Heter Mechira-Continued

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In the previous Halacha we have discussed the historical background and the general laws of Heter Mechira (the permissible method of selling land in Israel to a non-Jew in order to absolve it of the sanctity of Shevi’it) practiced during theShemitta year and which Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt”l…