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Unraveling the Mystery of Lag BaOmer
Unraveling the Mystery of Lag BaOmer, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
Why is there a celebratory air to the 33rd day of the Omer-count? By far the most myst…
1 year, 5 months ago
Achari Mot - Kedoshim | 5785 | Why Be Holy?
Achari Mot - Kedoshim | 5785 | Why Be Holy? by Rav Elyakim Krumbein
Abarbanel solves the riddle of Parashat Kedoshim.
1 year, 5 months ago
Tazria Metzora | 5785 | The Concept of Tum'a
Tazria Metzora | 5785 | The Concept of Tum'a by Rav Elyakim Krumbein
Why is ritual purity so central in Sefer Vayikra?
1 year, 5 months ago
Acharei Mot - Kedoshim | Maaseh Eretz Cenaan
Acharei Mot - Kedoshim | Maaseh Eretz Cenaan, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
Why is the list of forbidden intimate relations introduced with the broad stat…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 25 | Acharei Mot - Kedoshim
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 25 | Acharei Mot - Kedoshim, by Rav Eli Weber
Everyone knows that the Ramban (like all Jews), loves Eretz Yisrael. But w…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 24 | Metzora
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 24 | Metzora, by Rav Eli Weber
What is tzara'at and its connection to Yom HaAtzmaut? What is the meaning of the promised…
1 year, 5 months ago
MiTalmidav shel Aharon
MiTalmidav shel Aharon | Commemorating the 10th Yahrzeit of Harav Aharon zt"l at Yeshiva University, with two of his talmidim, Rabbi Michael Taubes '…
1 year, 5 months ago
Yom HaAtzmaut | Psalm 126: BeShuv Hashem et Shivat Tzion
Yom HaAtzmaut | Psalm 126: BeShuv Hashem et Shivat Tzion, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
Why are we described as "like dreamers" upon the return to ציון?
…1 year, 5 months ago
Shemini | 5785 | Why Couldn't David Build the Mikdash?
Abarbanel on the Parasha | Shemini | 5785 | Why Couldn't David Build the Mikdash? by Rav Elyakim Krumbein
The haftara for Shemini is particularly dra…
1 year, 5 months ago
Shemini | The Sound of Silence: Vayidom Aharon
Shemini | The Sound of Silence: Vayidom Aharon, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
How are we to understand Aharon's silence? Aharon's reaction to the death of…
1 year, 5 months ago