PIRQE ABOT 4:22 The afterlife and the library
Yesterday we explained the words of Rabbi Yaaqob: this life is a preparation for the life to come.
Today, we are going to expand a little...
PIRQE ABOT: Rabbi Yaaqob and the game of the three lives
רבי יעקב אומר, העולם הזה דומה לפרוזדור בפני העולם הבא.
התקן עצמך בפרוזדור, כדי שתכנס לטרקלין
Rabbi Ya'aqob used to say that this life is like...
TEHILIM # 11: when it seems that nobody is watching…
עיניו יחזו עפעפיו יבחנו בני אדם
(11:1) In this Mizmor David's friends advise him and his family to flee. They say that the enemy is...
Giving the benefit of the doubt…when we should not
Yesterday we explained that giving the benefit of the doubt is one of the 613 commandments of the Tora. We also explored the benefits...
PIRQE ABOT: Giving the benefit of the doubt, unlimited
והוי דן את כל האדם לכף זכות
"Yehoshua ben Perahia used to say, make for yourself a teacher, invest in a friend, and judge others...
PIRQE ABOT: Understanding the concept of benefit of the doubt
והוי דן את כל האדם לכף זכות
"Yehoshua ben Perahia used to say, make for yourself a teacher, invest in a friend, and judge others...
PIRQE ABOT: Who wants to be a Hasid?
כי ידוע הוא שהמעלה הגדולה אשר אין אחריה מעלה היא שיהיה האדם טוב לשמים וטוב לבריות
מגן אבות לרשב"ץ, הקדמה
Rabbi Shimon Duran (Rashbets, 1361-1444) explains...
Rabbi Yehuda Moscato (1530-1593) and the Cuzary
Rabbi Yehuda Moscato was born in Osimo, Italy in 1530. He was a rabbi a poet, and a philosopher. He left Osimo in 1555...
YOM HAZIKARON: 23,320 z’l
Israel Independence Day, YOM HA'ATZMAUT, will begin BH tonight. It celebrates the anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 (5708),...
What do we celebrate in Yom HaAtsmaut?
אם-יִהְיֶה נִדַּחֲךָ, בִּקְצֵה הַשָּׁמָיִם מִשָּׁם, יְקַבֶּצְךָ ה 'אֱלֹהֶיךָ, וּמִשָּׁם, יִקָּחֶךָ. וֶהֱבִיאֲךָ ה 'אֱלֹהֶיךָ, אֶל-הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר-יָרְשׁוּ אֲבֹתֶיךָ וִירִשְׁתָּהּ; וְהֵיטִבְךָ וְהִרְבְּךָ, מֵאֲבֹתֶיךָ
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The Tora speaks...
