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The 5th of Kislev - A Fast Day?
Yehoyakim and his shocking act of burning דְּבַר הַשֵּׁם to toast hot dogs
3 years, 10 months ago
R’ Baruch Schick (1744-1808): A Maskil of the Type Approved by the Gra
Can you know הֲלָכָה of you're ignorant of science and technology?
3 years, 10 months ago
Malachi Blasts the Schmoozers & Boozers in Shul. What's the Problem with Jews & Davening, Anyway?
Aaron was able to be מְקָרֵב sinners only because בְּשָׁלוֹם וּבְמִישׁוֹר הָלַךְ. No hypocrisy
3 years, 10 months ago
Saadia Gaon's Version the Messianic Process - Two Alternative Scenarios
The proper way to stitch - together the various verses into a coherent narrative. From Saadia's סֵפֶר אֱמוּנוֹת וְדֵעוֹת
3 years, 10 months ago
Parshas Toldos: Why was it Predestined That in This Family, the Siblings Should Not Get Along?
The Abarnanel on the mindset of Isaac. נֶפֶשׁ הַחַיִּים on that of Jacob
3 years, 10 months ago
R’ Avraham ben HaGra: A Great Talmid Chacham But Also Interested in"Kosher Haskalah"
His Hebrew Geography book and his pioneering systematic study of the phenomenon of Midrashic literature
3 years, 10 months ago
שִׁיטַת גְּאוֹנֵי בָּבֶל עַל יְמוֹת הַמָּשִׁיחַ וּתְחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים. תְּשׁוּבַת רַב הַאי גָּאוֹן
The Gaonim envision an imperfect State of Israel, without a בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ
3 years, 10 months ago
Abraham in his old age has a faithful-reliable Eliezer. King David has no one
Dovid destroyed his own health deliberately as an act of penance. But was this wise?
3 years, 10 months ago
Parshas Chayei Sara: Abraham, Efron, and "The Art of the Deal"
Eliezer, Besuel, and the role of the "Guardian Angel"
3 years, 10 months ago