THE SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN COMMANDMENTS In accordance with the Rambam’s Sefer HaMitzvos
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Parashat Sh’lach / פרשת שלח־לך Next read in the Diaspora on 14 June 2014. Parashat Sh’lach is the 37th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Numbers 13:1 – 15:41 Full Kriyah 1: 13:1-20 (20 p’sukim) 2: 13:21-14:7 (20 p’sukim) 3: 14:8-25 (18 p’sukim) 4: 14:26-15:7 (27 p’sukim) 5: 15:8-16 (9 p’sukim) 6: 15:17-26 (10 p’sukim) 7: 15:27-41 (15 p’sukim) maf: 15:37-41 (5 p’sukim) Triennial Year 1 14 June 2014 1: 13:1-3 2: 13:4-16 3: 13:17-20 4: 13:21-24 5: 13:25-30…
Parashat Beha’alotcha / פרשת בהעלתך Next read in the Diaspora on 07 June 2014. Parashat Beha’alotcha is the 36th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Numbers 8:1 – 12:16 Full Kriyah 1: 8:1-14 (14 p’sukim) 2: 8:15-26 (12 p’sukim) 3: 9:1-14 (14 p’sukim) 4: 9:15-10:10 (19 p’sukim) 5: 10:11-34 (24 p’sukim) 6: 10:35-11:29 (31 p’sukim) 7: 11:30-12:16 (22 p’sukim) maf: 12:14-16 (3 p’sukim) Triennial Year 1 07 June 2014 1: 8:1-4 2: 8:5-9 3: 8:10-14 4: 8:15-22 5: 8:23-26…
INFLUENCE OF ARAMAIC ON BIBLICAL HEBREW
THE INFLUENCE OF ARAMAIC ON BIBLICAL HEBREW This influence is mainly prevalent in the vocabulary, morphology, and possibly in the syntax of biblical Hebrew. However, both the dating and the extent of this influence have not yet been sufficiently determined. In the early biblical books, certain roots and grammatical forms which deviate from the standard…
Cooking Dishes that Will Remain After Yom Tov and Washing Dishes
One may not cook on Yom Tov for a regular weekday or Motza’ei Yom Tov. Similarly, in places outside of Israel, one may not cook on the first day of Yom Tov for the second (however, on years when the second day of Shavuot falls out on Shabbat, this Halacha changes, as we shall explain…
Cooking on Yom Tov
The Laws of Cooking on Yom Tov In the previous Halacha we have explained that although Shabbat and Yom Tov are equal in their prohibition to perform work on them and it is therefore a Torah prohibition to drive a car on Yom Tov, nevertheless, certain works associated with food preparation, such as cooking and frying, are…
Introduction to the Laws of Yom Tov
The holiday of Shavuot will be celebrated, G-d willing, in approximately a week and a half on Wednesday, the 6th of Sivan (and outside of Israel on Thursday, the 7th of Sivan as well). Let us, therefore, begin to discuss some of the pertinent laws of the holiday. The Torah states (Shemot 12) regarding…
SPRING FESTIVALS
OVERVIEW OF THE SPRING FESTIVALS The four spring festivals are Passover (Pesach), Unleavened Bread (Hag HaMatzah), First Fruits (Bikkurim), and the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot), or Pentecost. Passover (Pesach) occurs in the first month of the religious calendar (Aviv, also called Nisan), on the fourteenth day, Leviticus (Vayikra) 23:5. Unleavened Bread (Hag HaMatzah) immediately follows…
Halacha Yomit
The Written and Oral Torah The Shavuot holiday will be celebrated next Wednesday, the 6th of Sivan. Let us therefore begin studying some issues pertinent to this holiday. All of the Mitzvot which were transmitted to Moshe Rabbeinu on Mount Sinai were given to him along with their respective explanations, as the verse…
ARAMAIC LANGUAGE AMONG THE JEWS
ARAMAIC LANGUAGE AMONG THE JEWS – JewishEncyclopedia.com. ARAMAIC LANGUAGE AMONG THE JEWS: Table of Contents Considered Foreign by Ancient Hebrews. Aramaic Displaces Hebrew. The Targum, the Aramaic Version of the Scriptures. Language of Amoraim. Arabic Displaces Aramaic. The Zohar. Names and Dialects of Aramaic. Extent of Aramaic Literature. Considered Foreign by Ancient Hebrews. Of all…
Drying Laundry on Shabbat
Drying Laundry on Shabbat Question: May one hang up laundry that was washed on Erev Shabbat to dry on Shabbat? Answer: The Mishnah (Shabbat 146b) states: “One whose clothing became wet on Shabbat may continue to wear them without concern. When he reaches the outer courtyard, he may spread out the garment to dry facing the sun…
Lag Ba’Omer
The Obligation to Stand While Kaddish and Barechu are Recited ————————— Reminder: Today is Lag Ba’Omer, the 33rd day of the Omer, which is a day of celebration in honor of the great Tanna, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. According to the Ashkenazi custom, from the day of Lag Ba’Omer and on, mourning customs are no longer observed….
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