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. The Gemora cites a braisa: Four…
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Torah Scholar or Apparition?
Pirkei Avos Chapter 5, Mishna 9 By Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld “Seven things apply to an uncultured person (Heb., ‘golem’), and seven to a wise person. A wise person does not speak before one who is greater than he in wisdom or years; he does not interrupt his fellow; he does not rush to respond; he…
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
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. The Mishna states: The laws concerning…
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…
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…
Parshas Netzavim
By Nosson Chayim Leff Netzavim, 5361 In Parshas Netzavim (Devarim, 30: 21), Moshe Rabbeinu tells us: “Lo ba’shama’yim hi …” (“The Torah is not high up in the heavens”, and therefore, presumably inaccessible. Rather (Devarim, 30:14), “ka’rov ha’davar ei’lecha me’od” (“the Torah is easily within our grasp”). Knowing that the Torah is easily within our…
Why uphold Torah?
OJB Devarim 27 |26| Arur be he that confirmeth not divrei haTorah hazot by doing them. And kol HaAm shall say, Omein. This last curse, which condemns any and every transgression of the divine Law, shows that the individual cases mentioned in the preceding curses are only examples, and for the most part such as…
Daf Yomi Digest
Megilla 20 Megilla 21 Megilla 22 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.
Constructive Rebuke
Constructive Rebuke The Book of Deuteronomy, the fifth and final book of the Torah, is devoted chiefly to Moses’ farewell addresses, which he delivered to the Jewish people shortly before his death and their entry into the Land of Israel. The first section of the book records his words (Devarim, in Hebrew) of rebuke to…
Parshas Devarim Haftorah
Parshas Devarim Yeshaya 1:1 This week’s haftorah concludes the three week series related to the exile of the Jewish people and the destruction of their Bais Hamikdash. This final reading goes down on record as the strongest message of reprimand ever delivered to the Jewish people. The prophet Yeshaya depicts the moral conduct of the…
Parshas Devarim
Parshas Devarim 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 and 2nd Aliyot: Moshe recounts the history of the 40 years from after the 2nd Luchos,…
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