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Parshas Shmini: A reason for the deaths of Aaron's two sons
Nadav & Avihu couldn't make the adjustment from halfway-up Sinai to the Mishkan
2 years, 6 months ago
מִי הוּא הַ"נָשִׂיא" בְּהַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת הַחֹדֶשׁ?
Does Ezekiel see the Third Temple as evolving along the historical lines of the Second? Particularly the Hasmonean נָשִׂיא?
2 years, 6 months ago
What is the meaning of the statement that Nadav& Avihu were שְׁתוּיֵי יַיִן?
The kashrus laws: the difference between the letter of the law and the spirit of the law
2 years, 6 months ago
On an individual (not national!) level, the Red Cow ritual is strictly ceremonial, in terms of טהרה
On a national level, purification can come solely through repentance
2 years, 6 months ago
The concept of sacrifice in the Temple, as well as in the current war in Gaza
Confession: 1.) Contrition 2,) Moral clarity!
2 years, 6 months ago
R Katz analyzes the current state of the Gaza War and its fallout
Like Hitler, Hamas understands what a powerful weapon is antisemitism, which trumps all other considerations
2 years, 6 months ago
R Yehuda Brieli of Mantua 17th century, another Italian גָּדוֹל -צַדִּיק-מַשְׂכִּיל
Champion of Judaism against Catholicism & Sabbateanism, expert in the classics, and a great פּוֹסֵק
2 years, 6 months ago
Purim: Why was it Esther (not Mordechai) who pressured the חכמים to make Purim a holiday?
Mordecai - member of Sanhedrin and general in the Persian army. Not the typical גדול!
2 years, 6 months ago
The primarily educative nature of the קָרְבָּנוֹת
The meaning of the phrase: the world 's existence depends on the korbanos.
2 years, 6 months ago