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Leil Selichot / סליחות

Selichot or slichot (Hebrew: סליחות) are Jewish penitential poems and prayers, especially those said in the period leading up to the High Holidays, and on Fast Days. In the Ashkenazic tradition, it begins on the Saturday night before Rosh Hashanah. If, however, the first day of Rosh Hashanah falls on Monday or Tuesday, Selichot are…

Ramchal

Ch. 4: “Mans Standing in This World, and The Specific Ways Available to Him” Paragraph 6 The root of Divine service Ramchal declares here 1, lies in your constantly engaging yourself with your Creator 2 and comprehending that you were created to attach yourself onto G-d 3, and were placed in this world 4 to…

Chagigah Daf 11

Daf Notes is currently being dedicated to the neshamah of Tzvi Gershon Ben Yoel (Harvey Felsen) o”h The Gemora cites a braisa: The laws of negaim (tzaraas) and oholos (corpse tumah transmitted by means of a roof) have few Scriptural allusions, but many halachos. The Gemora asks: Aren’t there many Scriptural passages regarding…

Daf for Shabbos – Chagigah 12

Daf Notes is currently being dedicated to the neshamah of Tzvi Gershon Ben Yoel (Harvey Felsen) o”h May the studying of the Daf Notes be a zechus for his neshamah and may his soul find peace in Gan Eden and be bound up in the Bond of life. Size of Adam The Gemora asks:…

Daf Notes Chagigah Daf 10

Need a Reason to Repent?

Need a Reason to Repent? The Answer—No Matter Who You Are—Can Be Found Here The poem ‘Unetaneh Tokef’ reminds us that we can change our own character, even if we cannot completely control our future By Helen Plotkin|September 3, 2013 12:00 AM On the High Holidays, we read a poem known by its first two…

Dvar Torah – Rosh Hashanah

D’var Torah Elul / Rosh Hashanah The Ever-Present By Rabbi Label Lam Rosh HaShana is the birthday of humanity. It coincides with the creation of man. The blowing of the Shofar may well be a reenactment of the blowing of the “breath of life”into the nostrils of the first man, endowing him and his descendants…

Chapter 3: Mishna 5: Part 5

Because of man’s “tzelem Elokim” (embodying within him an element which is a reflection of the Divine) animals can’t exert control over man, unless that element is missing. This “tzelem Elokim” is found in two people more intensely than in one, and among three the reflection is even greater. We find a similar concept in…

Shulchan Aruch – Chapter 29

Chapter 29 – Restrictions on Private Domains; Combining Private Domains It is rabbinically forbidden to move things more than four cubits in an unroofed private domain that is more than 100 cubits long or more than 5000 square cubits in area that is not used for residential purposes (see 358:1-14;359:1;360:1-3;362:1,4;372:2); and it is permitted to…

Chagiga 10, 11, 12

Chagiga 13 Chagiga 14 Chagiga 15 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.

Pirkei Avos – Chapter 5, Mishna 8(b)

Pirkei Avos What’s Special About Sabbath? Part II Chapter 5, Mishna 8(b) By Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld “Ten things were created on the Sabbath eve at twilight. They are: the mouth of the earth [which swallowed Korach and his co-conspirators] (Numbers 16:32), the mouth of the well [which accompanied Israel in the desert], the mouth of…

Real Clear Daf Latest Shiurim

The following Daf Yomi audio shiurim were just uploaded to realcleardaf.com: Sunday, September 21, 2014: Chagigah 13 image of daf Shabbos, September 20, 2014: Chagigah 12 image of daf Friday, September 19, 2014: Chagigah 11 image of daf Thursday, September 18, 2014: Chagigah 10 image of daf