SPECIAL EDITION: The aleppo Blood Libel (13 of Sivan)
"Blood libel also called blood accusations, the superstitious accusations that Jews ritually sacrifice Christian children at Passover to obtain blood for unleavened bread (...
Rabbi Don Isaac Abarbanel (1437-1508)
Rabbi "Don" Isaac Abarbanel (or Abravanel) was born in Lisbon Portugal, in 1437. He was a famous statesman, a very wealthy merchant, a Jewish philanthropist ...
TEFILA: Blessing vs Magic
Rabbi Isaac Abarbanel (1437-1508. Tomorrow BH we will have a special column about him) explained that the concept of berakha (=blessing) must be understood...
The most powerful SEGULA
ועתה, אם-שמוע תשמעו בקולי, ושמרתם, את-בריתי--והייתם לי סגולה מכל-העמים, כי-לי כל-הארץ. ואתם תהיו-לי ממלכת כוהנים, וגוי קדוש
Today is the 1st day of the month...
SHABBAT: the ‘erub debate (Part 1)
We are reviewing the melakha called hotza-a, "transferring" on Shabbat from one domain to another domain (see here) and as an extension of it...
FIRST COMMANDMENT: We, the People?
We have seen last week (see here) that the Ten Commandments include two commandments that were conveyed directly by God, these are the First...
TEFILA: From turbans to kippas
כי פריס סודרא על רישיה לימא עוטר ישראל בתפארה
"Blessed are You haShem Who crowns Israel with glory".
This blessing was established by the...
HEBREW: How to create a strong password, practicing your Hebrew?
In Hebrew, every letter has a numerical value according to the order in which that letter appears in the Hebrew alphabet. ALEF is...
How many commandments contain the Ten commandments?
Many Jews (especially those living in Christian countries) probably believe that the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments looked as something similar to the McDonald's...
TEFILA: The underrated importance of wearing a belt
כשהוא חוגר את חגורו, הוא אומר: ברוך אוזר ישראל בגבורה.
When describing the blessings to be said in the morning (birkot hashahar) the Talmud explains...
