ESTHER 1:11: Ahashverosh: money or ego?
להראות העמים והשרים את יופיה
Yesterday, we began to analyze the dysfunctional character of King Ahashverosh and how his psychological problems affected the decisions, that...
ESTHER 1:5: Ahashverosh’s dangerous vulnerability
ובמלאת הימים האלה עשה המלך לכל העם
In the coming days we will concentrate on the King Ahashverosh, who was not a paragon of virtue,...
ESTHER 1:1-3: Who was Ahashverosh?
To appreciate a little better the story of Megillat Esther, we are analyzing some historical data that will help us understand the events recounted...
TEHILIM 20: When a King of Israel goes to war
PASUQ 1: To the director, Psalm for David.
According to several commentators, including Eben Ezra and RaDaQ, this psalm of Tehilim was not written "by"...
Rabbi Ya’aqob Yehuda León (1602-1675) builds a Bet haMiqdash
Yesterday we explained that Rabbi Yahacob Yehuda Leon was born in Portugal and lived in Amsterdam. We mentioned that among his many works are:...
Rabbi Ya’aqob Yehuda León (1602-1675) and his translation of Tehilim
Today we will learn about Rabbi Ya'aqob Yehuda Leon. Born in 1602. Some say he was born in Hamburg, which at the time belonged...
12th PRINCIPLE: When is the Messiah supposed to come?
האומר הריני נזיר ביום שבן דוד בא .... הרי זה אסור לשתות יין לעולם
We continue to explore the views of Maimonides on the subject...
12th PRINCIPLE : what do we know about the messianic times?
Last week we wrote about the penultimate chapter of Mishne Tora, where Maimonides discusses the subject of the Messiah, specifically the person of the...
12th PRINCIPLE: Was Yeshu the Messiah?
Today we'll talk a little more about the Messiah, and next week, BH, I will write on what Mishne Tora says about the "Messianic...
The last words of Isaac de Castro Tartas (1623-1647)
Dear reader, 5 years ago I started writing Halakha of the day, and usually, once a week, I write about unknown Sephardic rabbis. This...
