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Aramaic Thoughts 9

  Aramaic Literature – Part 9 – The Mishnah The sixth treatise of Nashim is Gittin. This deals with the issue of divorce, with the discussion springing from the text in Deuteronomy 24:1-4 that seems to authorize divorce, and which also came up for discussion in Jesus’ debates with the legal scholars of his own day….

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CHAIYEY SARAH

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CHAIYEY SARAH XXIII. And the days of the life of Sarah were an hundred and twenty and seven years, the years of the life of Sarah. And Sarah died in Kiryath Arba, which is Hebron. [JERUSALEM. And Sarah died in the city of the giants.] And Abraham came from…

HAYE SARAH: חיי שרה

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MAQAM OF THE WEEK- HAYE SARAH: חיי שרה והמלך דוד זקן חיי שרה מקאם חג’אז נגונים אתוהי כמה רברבין נשמת רוכב עבים שועת מרומי ברך  ההודאות נדה אני  קדיש בואי ברנה חג’אז  שמחים שמח נפשי  ממצרים שיך סלאמה חג’אזי  נקדישך אתה צורי  פזמון ספר תורה On Shabbat Haye Sarah…

Dvar Torah – Parshas Vayera

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Parshas Vayera Actual Angel Food And he took cream and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and he placed [them] before them, and he was standing over them under the tree, and they ate. (Breishis 18:8) Okay, Avraham fed some guests and they ate. What’s the big…

Haftarah of Parshas Chukas

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BS”D KNOW YOUR BIBLE: Judges Chapters 11-12 Study Notes by Avraham ben Yaakov JUDGES CHAPTER 11 * * * Judges 11:1-33 is the Haftarah of Parshas Chukas, Leviticus 19:1-22:1 * * * GOOD INTENTIONS Like Avimelech, Yiftach (Jepthah) son of Gil’ad, the Tenth Judge of Israel, was also the…

Haftorah – Parshas Vayera

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Parshas Vayera M’lochim 2 4:1 This week’s Haftorah reveals to us an incredible dimension of faith and its astounding result. Out of deep appreciation to a Shunamite lady’s hospitality the Prophet Elisha promised that she would bear a son. This startling prediction raised major concern due to her elderly…

Shabbat Vayera

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MAQAM OF THE WEEK- VAYERA: וירא ואשה אחת וירא מקאם נאווה נגונים אויבי הכני בנסתר נשמת כקדם עירך נירש שועת דר רומה  ההודאות אל נעלה רפא  קדיש יא מימתי  שמחים שמרתני וחייתני  ממצרים אל יצרת  נקדישך יה שמע תפילה  פזמון ספר תורה On Shabbat Vayera (Genesis 18:1-22:24), Maqam NAWAH…

Flower Pots During Shevi’it

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Working the Land During Shevi’it-Introduction to the Laws of Tending to Gardens and Flower Pots During Shevi’it We have already explained that the Torah prohibits working the land during Shemitta, as the Torah states, “You shall not sow your field nor shall you prune your vines. That which grows…

Daf Yomi audio shiurim

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The following Daf Yomi audio shiurim were just uploaded to realcleardaf.com: Shabbos, November 8, 2014: Yevamos 35  image of daf Friday, November 7, 2014: Yevamos 34  image of daf Thursday, November 6, 2014: Yevamos 33  image of daf Wednesday, November 5, 2014: Yevamos 32  image of daf ?

Parshas Vayera

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Parshas Vayera Note: The Shabbos Torah Reading is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya [literally: Go up] since for each Aliya, one person “goes up” to make a bracha [blessing] on the Torah Reading. 1st Aliya: The three angels appear to Avraham and foretell the…

Private Matters

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Private Matters Chapter 5, Laws 4-5 Law 4 “Even though one’s wife is permitted to him constantly, it is appropriate for the Torah scholar to act with holiness and not be found by his wife like a rooster, but rather from Friday night to Friday night (if he has…