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R Mordecai Banet (1753-1829) c hief Rabbi of Moravia
Rare case of "poor boy" who rose to the top of the Rabbinic and Torah world's.
2 years, 8 months ago
Why exactly is Moses commanded לַחֲלֹק כָּבוֹד לַמַּלְכוּת?
A powerful Pharaoh was a necessary component of a successful יְצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם
2 years, 8 months ago
Parshas Bo: What does G-d mean when He says He will punish the gods of Egypt?
Is there any reality to the gods of Egypt? How could there be?
2 years, 8 months ago
The famous יַד מַלְאָכִי of Livorno 1700-1771
R Malachi Cohen and his wonderful encyclopedia, a long time favorite for "cheaters '
2 years, 9 months ago
What is Going on With the Conversation re: אֶהיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה? (Parshas VaEra)
Why is the name immediately changed to just אֶהְיֶה?
2 years, 9 months ago
Ezekiel: Egypt will suffer because it cynically & unscrupulously"played" Israel and Judah
Abarbanel: Egypt will be invaded and devastated by Christians in the אַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים
2 years, 9 months ago
How did the Jews maintain their family units under slavery ?
Did they view the mistakes of the story of Joseph & brothers as an abject lesson?
2 years, 9 months ago
The 1947 UN Partition Vote, and the Arabs and Jews Prepare for War
“After the Hurricane: The Struggle for Israel, 1945-1949” - Rabbi Katz’ 2011-2012 Winter Lecture Series
2 years, 9 months ago
Isaiah blasts the drunken tyrants of the Northern Kingdom
They imitated King Solomon's vices, but not his virtues!
2 years, 9 months ago
If they had yeshivos in Egypt, why did most Jews go off the derech?
What was their conception of deity, anyway, if they believed in Hashem at the same time they believed in Egyptian gods?
2 years, 9 months ago