Pirkei Avos Young Minds, Old Minds Chapter 4, Mishna 25 By Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld “Elisha ben (son of) Avuya said: One who studies Torah as a child, to what is he compared? To ink written on fresh paper. And one who studies Torah as an old man, to what is he compared? To…
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Ha•lâkh•âhꞋ, the Quintessence of all 1st Century Jews
Ha•lâkh•âhꞋ, the Quintessence of all 1st Century Jews “In practice, the Pharisees clashed over the observance of the temple laws with the descendants of the Sadducean high priests in Jerusalem, and not with the separatist sects who had left the city and settled in the desert” (Ya’akov Sussmann, Qimron, p. 195). “Observance of the Torah’s…
Parshas Shlach
Parshas Shlach By Nosson Chayim Leff Sfas Emes, Zechuso Tagein Aleinu, Parshas Shelach, 5631 The Sfas Emes begins by echoing words of the parsha’s first Medrash Rabba: “Nothing in this world is as beloved (chaviv) to HaShem as sheluchei mitzva — people who are sent on a mission to do a mitzva —…
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