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Is Israel becoming more religious in the wake of the Gaza War? Some thoughts upon reading an article in הָאָרֶץ
R Katz analyzes the religious effects of Israel's six foreign wars
1 year, 7 months ago
Purim 2025, Pt. 2: How Esther hid her identity-Didn't the Jews say אָחוֹת יֵשׁ לָנוּ בְּבֵית הַמֶּלֶךְ?
How come Haman did not make a move against the Jews for FIVE years?
1 year, 7 months ago
Haftarah Ki Sisah: Eliyahu at Har HaCarmel
Why was אֵלִיָּהוּ a brilliant failure?
1 year, 7 months ago
Purim 2025 in the light of the October 7, 20243 Pogrom
The Jews in the time of Esther ducked a planned "Oct. 7" pogrom multiplied all across the 127 provinces. Instead, it was the Jews who ended up perpet…
1 year, 7 months ago
Parshas Ki Sisa (Shoshana Purim): The Eigel and Purim
Could מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַצֶּלֶם (Megilah 12a) be an oblique reference to פָּרָשַׁת עֵגֶל הַזָּהָב?
1 year, 7 months ago
Purim 2025: What is the source in the Megilah for the opposing opinions of רשב"י and his talmidim ?
Where did they get the ideas that the big sin of כְּלַל יִשְׂרָאֵל was either a.) נֶהֱנוּ מִסְּעֻדָּתוֹ שֶׁל אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ or b.) הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַצֶ…
1 year, 7 months ago
Circumcision and the Marranos - from the סֵפֶר הַזִּכְרוֹנוֹת מֵאֵת רַבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל אַבּוּהַב מִוֶנִיצִיׇהּ
"How come there is no NCSY for the Marranos?" Frum complaints from Venetian Gedolim of the 17th century
1 year, 7 months ago
Haftarah Zachor: The Story of Saul and Agag in the light of the current war with Hamas
Towards Amalek, Saul lacked moral clarity, but when it came to Nov and David, he acted with total (misguided) moral clarity!
1 year, 7 months ago
Parshas Tetzaveh: Was Aaron chosen for the priesthood before the episode of the Golden Calf?
Is וְעָשׂוּ לִי מִקְדָּשׁ referring to a מִשְׁכָּן? A בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ? Both? What's with the textual obscurity?
1 year, 7 months ago
A selection of interpretations of the bizarre story of Rabbah killing R Zeira at a Purim party
R Katz and the new ArtScroll edition of the עֵין יַעֲקֹב
1 year, 7 months ago