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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…

Religion or Bird Watching?

Pirkei Avos Chapter 5, Mishna 10 By Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld “Seven types of punishments come to the world on account of seven basic transgressions. If some people tithe and some do not, a famine caused by [partial] drought will result; some will be hungry and some will be sated. If people have determined not to…

Maimonides, Laws of De’os

The Way of the Wise Chapter 5, Law 1(a) “Just as a wise man is distinct in his wisdom and his character traits, and he stands apart from others regarding them, so too he must be distinct in his deeds, in his eating, in his drinking, in his marital relations, in his going to the…

Yom Kippur He is here!

He is here! The King of The Universe is in the Field! We have heard the blast of the “Horns” and have been awakened to the cleaning and preparations of our hearts and minds. As the scripture says, Let this mind be in you, which was also in Messiah Yashua- Philipians 2:5 and in Psalms…

Erev Yom Kippur

The Mitzvah to Eat on Erev Yom Kippur The Torah (Vayikra 23) states: “And you shall oppress yourselves on the ninth of the month at night,” meaning that the obligation to fast on Yom Kippur begins from the night of the tenth of Tishrei. Our Sages (Berachot 8a) inquired about the language of the verse,…

Chagiga 24, 25, 26

Chagiga 24 Chagiga 25 Chagiga 26 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.

Acharei Mot: The Goat for Azazel

Perhaps the most unusual of all the Temple services was the Yom Kippur ceremony of Azazel, sending off a goat into the wilderness, symbolically carrying away the sins of Israel. No other Temple offering was treated in such a fashion. Even more surprising, immediately after describing the Yom Kippur service, the Torah warns, “And they…

LAWS OF REPENTANCE

Maimonides, the laws of repentance < download pdf < WITH COMMENTARY הועתק והוכנס לאינטרנט http://www.hebrewbooks.org ע״י חיים תשס״ט by Rabbi David Shure Director of The Institute of Research for Biblical Talmudic Law Author of the following books AyeletHashachar on Times, Dates, Measures Nidrai Torah on Tractate Nedarim Topics on Contemporary Medical Halacha A Rabbinical Divorce…

Laws of Yom Kippur

Eating and Washing One’s Self Yom Kippur Some Laws of Yom Kippur All are obligated to fast on Yom Kippur, including pregnant and nursing women. Any woman whose health is at risk due to the fast should consult a prominent Torah scholar who is well-versed in these laws and he should render his ruling whether…

Nishmath Kol Hai

Nishmath Kol Hai – The Breath of Every Living Thing, is one of the more beautiful liturgies recited on the Sabbath day, and dates back to the 1st century CE: Nishmath Kol Hai – The Breath of Every Living Thing נִשְׁמַת כָּל חַי תְּבָרֵךְ אֶת שִׁמְךָ יְיָ’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְרוּחַ כָּל בָּשָׂר לְךָ תְפָאֵר וּתְרוֹמֵם אֶת…