Shemini Atseret, Simchat Tora and Alcohol Consumption
Nothing contradicts the idea of Simchat Torah more than drunkenness.
Maimonides writes:
"During Yom Tob , a person should not drink too much ... because drunkenness...
SEVEN MITSVOT OF BENE NOAH (#1): What constitutes idolatry?
According to Jewish tradition, God commanded Adam haRishon (the first human being) six laws. These laws consist of 5 prohibitions and 1 positive commandment:...
Noah and the First Biblical Law
THE GENERATION OF THE FLOOD
When God created man, He granted him a neshama, a soul: his intelligence. The ability to think, analyze and make...
GENESIS 1:1. Understanding the First Verse
IN THE BEGINNING, GOD CREATED
HEAVENS AND EARTH
DAY ZERO
One of the least observed details of the creation account is that the First Day of creation,...
BERESHIT: What Did God Create On The Fourth Day?
Tomorrow morning, God willing, we will start rereading the Tora from the beginning: BERESHIT. Genesis.
After writing my first book, "Awesome Creation", which deals with...
“The Chicken or the Egg” What does the Tora say?
Creation is completely different from "natural birth". At birth and through natural development, a person’s age, for example, begins from the moment one is...
GENESIS 1:2. Biblical Chaos
GENESIS 1:1 . The first verse of the Tora describes the creation of the universe from nothing previous. Creation is a Divine work, not a...
Definition of true Happiness
ושמחת בחגך אתה ובנך ובתך ועבדך ואמתך והגר והיתום והאלמנה אשר בשעריך
דב' 16:13-15
"Be joyful at your festival. You, your children, your servants, the Levites,...
Shemini Atseret & Simchat Tora
ושמחת בחגך אתה ובנך ובתך ועבדך ואמתך
והגר והיתום והאלמנה אשר בשעריך
דב’ 16:13-15
"And you shall rejoice in your celebration, you, and your sons, and your...
Thank You, HaShem, For The Rain!
The Mishna explains that in Rosh haShana God Almighty examines our deeds and determines, based on our merits, if we deserve another year of...
