Rabbi Hayim Palachi (1788-1869)
Rabbi Ḥayim Palachi (also Palaggi or Palacci) was born in Smyrna, Turkey in 1788. He was the grandson of Rabbi Yosef Ḥazan, the author...
TEFILA: Elo-hay! Neshama… the blessing of a new day.
א' נְשָמָה שֶנָתַתָ בִי טְהוֹרָה, אַתָה בְרָאתָהּ, אַתָה יְצַרְתָהּ, אַתָה נְפַחְתָה בִי, וְאַתָה מְשַמְרָהּ בְקִרְבִי...
"My God! The soul You gave within me is pure....
Rabbi Hayim Nahum (1872-1960)
Rabbi Ḥayim Naḥum was born in 1872 in Izmir, Turkey. He was an extraordinarily intelligent person with an exceptionally diverse education. He received his formal...
TEFILA: Understanding The Blessing Asher Yasar
...אֲשֶׁר יָצַר אֶת הָאָדָם בְּחָכְמָה, וּבָרָא בוֹ נְקָבִים נְקָבִים, חֲלוּלִים חֲלוּלִים. גָּלוּי וְיָדֽוּעַ לִפְנֵי כִסֵּא כְבוֹדֶֽךָ, שֶׁאִם יִסָּתֵם אֶחָד מֵהֶם, אוֹ אִם יִפָּתֵֽחַ אֶחָד...
Israel’s mandatory wars
Milḥemet Miṣva (war by commandment or a mandatory war) refers to the wars to conquer the land of Israel in the times of Yehoshua' bin...
Rosh Hodesh Kislev
√ Today is the first day of the month of Kislev. Rosh Ḥodesh Kislev will be celebrated for one day only. √ Rosh Ḥodesh...
Rabbi Yishaq ben Walid (1777-1870)
"The western luminary" (Ner haMa'arabi). That was the title given by Morrocan rabbis to one of its most illustrious: Rabbi Yiṣḥaq ben Walid (or Bengualid) from...
TEFILA: Netilat Yadayim
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלֹ-ינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶר קִדְּשָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּֽנוּ עַל נְטִילַת יָדָֽיִם.One of the first...
SHABBAT: Modifying a Shabbat timer
As we have explained before (see here) during Shabbat we can't turn on or off any electrical appliance or lights. However, it is permitted to program...
The 13 principles: # 12: The prerequisites for the Jewish Messiah
As we explained last time, the Mashiaḥ will be a Jewish King, descendent of the house of King David. According to Maimonides (MT, Kings 11:4) "We may...
