An interesting phrase both appears at the end of last week’s parsha and at the beginning of this week’s, and these are the only places
Shemitat Kesafim Last week we noted that many misunderstand Shemitat Kesafim as the cancellation of loans at the end of the shemitah year. The
They heard the reports and they had seen the actual fruit. They had personally witnessed the gigantic grapes hauled back by the spies. They had
My good friend Rabbi Moshe Ginian told me he was trying to learn and complete a certain Gemara, but he found himself frequently distracted. So
We have two berachot d’orayta, two explicit commands from the written Torah, to make a blessing after one finishes a meal and before learning Torah.
Parashat Eikev “Hal’ven me’ah shanah yivaled v’im Sarah—havat tish’im shana teiled?” (Breishit 17; 17). When Avraham was 70 years old, Hashem promised him that he
רַבִּי אוֹמֵר… וְהִסְתַּכֵּל בִּשְׁלשָׁה דְבָרִים וְאִי אַתָּה בָא לִידֵי עֲבֵרָה דַּע מַה לְּמַעְלָה מִמְּךָ, עַיִן רוֹאָה וְאֹזֶן שׁוֹמַעַת, וְכָל מַעֲשֶׂיךָ בַסֵּפֶר נִכְתָּבִין: (אבות ב:א) Consciousness
Rebbe Avraham Dov of Avritch, zy”a, the Bas Ayin, was a leading disciple of the Kedushas Levi, Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev, and one of
Of the many life cycle events we celebrate, the yahrzeit is one that is probably most filled with bittersweet emotions. “Yahrzeit” is a Yiddish word
I. What’s in a Surname? Last names serve to identify an individual with greater specificity. There may be many men named Yosef ben Ya’akov in
In our parsha, Moshe Rabbeinu pronounces praises to Hashem, perhaps famous to us as they are included in the first blessing of the amidah: the
Parshat Eikev 82 Question: Can I count the cake and other foods I eat at a shul kiddush, followed by a regular Shabbat meal at
