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? GENESIS 12 (PAL) — 1 And the Lord said to Abram, Go thou from thy land; separate thyself from thy kindred; go forth from the house of thy father; go into the land which I will show thee. 2 And I…
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In the previous Halacha, we have begun discussing the prohibition of verbal oppression between man and his fellow and between husband and wife. We shall now discuss some of the laws of verbal oppression based on the rulings of Maran Ha’Shulchan Aruch…
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Verbal Oppression The Mishnah in Masechet Baba Metzia (58b) teaches, “Just as there is a prohibition to cheat in business, there is likewise a prohibition to verbally hurt someone else, as the verse states (Vayikra 25), ‘And one shall not oppress his…
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Parashat Shemot January 3, 2013 | posted in: Parashat ha-Shavua | by orot.com → 75 Comments ”L’Exil de la Parole” “Exile of the Word” Bezalel Naor Parashat Shemot Shovavim Tat We begin this week a special period in the Kabbalistic calendar known…
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Question: Is there any source for lighting a candle on the day of a parent’s Yahrzeit (anniversary of death)? Can this custom be fulfilled by turning on an electric light or candle? Answer: A source for lighting a candle in honor of…
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By Popular Demand: When is it permissible to begin praying Shacharit? Many individuals must arrive at their places of work at a very early hour in the morning and would like to know when the earliest possible time to pray Shacharit is.…
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In the previous Halacha we have explained that one should preferably not pray Shacharit before sunrise. Nevertheless, workers who must arrive at their jobs early in the morning and do not have an opportunity to pray after sunrise may act leniently and…
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A very charitable review by Maria Doerfler may be found online at sites.duke.edu/medoerfler/publications-presentations/. The interesting and pertinent point is made that I do not make much of “how the DA may have functioned in its finalized form for its communities.” Fair comment… a matter…
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Shevi’it Wine Which Has Not Been Eliminated In the previous Halachot we have established that when any species of Shevi’it produce is no longer available in the field, one must eliminate it from one’s home (by means of Hefker). Fruits Whose Time…
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Hannah’s Prayer In the Book of Shmuel (Chapter 1), an incident is recounted that Hannah, wife of Elkana, did not have children. When Hannah made a pilgrimage to the Mishkan (Tabernacle) in Shiloh, she cried to Hashem from the depths of her…
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UNIVERSAL TORAH: VAYIGASH By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: VAYIGASH Gen. 44:18-47:27; Haftara: Ezekiel 37:15-2. “AND JUDAH STEPPED FORWARD.” The key to the dramatic encounter between Judah and Joseph with which our parshah of VAYIGASH begins is to be found in the…
Hebrew Date Shabbat Times for Jerusalem, Israel
