“Kisvei HaRambam” is a 584 page work by Rabbi Yehuda Meir Keilson, published by ArtScroll in 2023. The subtitle is: “Writings of Rabbi Moshe ben

I. The Cause of His Leaving Spain In 1263, when Nachmanides debated Pablo Christiani, Nachmanides was coerced to participate. But he was promised by the

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At the end of the Av HaRachamim prayer, we recite two verses from Psalms 110:6-7. Here are the two verses—along with verse 5—which precedes them:

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After Pinchas’ dramatic act, we are told that God declared (Numbers 25:12-13): “I grant him My pact of friendship. It shall be for him and

The Tanach tells us much about Omri’s son Ahab, as he had dealings with Eliyahu. But what about Omri himself? The Tanach (Kings I, 16)

A widespread understanding of the word חוק in traditional sources is that it is a law that we do not know the reason for, even