Rabbi David Pardo (1718-1790)
Rabbi David Pardo, (1718-1790) was a famous Sephardic Rabbi, a prolific author and a poet. He was born in Venice, Italy. At a young...
RELIGIOUS INTEGRITY: Three Kosher Lies (Part 2 of 2)
Last week we examined two of three cases in which the Rabbis said that one can deviate from the truth. The first one was masekhta,...
SHABBAT: From fire to electricity (Part 2)
Last week we explained that there are 39 categories of melakhotor creative activities, which we are not allowed to perform on Shabbat. One of them...
SEPHARDIC RABBIS: Isaac Shemuel Reggio (1784-1855)
The portrait of Rabbi Isaac Shemuel Reggio
Rabbi Reggio studied Tora under his father, and secular studies in the local gymnasium. At the age of fourteen...
RELIGIOUS INTEGRITY: Three Kosher Lies (Part 1 of 2)
Previously, we explained the value the Tora gives to saying the truth (see here). We also discussed one exception: shalom, peace which is above...
SHABBAT: From fire to electricity (Part 1)
There are 39 categories of forbidden activities in Shabbat. They are called melakhot. Melakhot are not necessarily hard work (see here), but (most of them)...
THE 13 PRINCIPLES: Moshe was the greatest Prophet.
Previously, we analyzed the Sixth principle of the Jewish faith which describes the nature of prophecy and the character of the prophets of Israel (see here ).
The...
Rabbi Benzion Frizzi (1756-1844) And How Do You Say In Talmudic Hebrew “Bacteria”?
Portrait of Rabbi Benzion Frizzi
Rabbi Benedetto Frizzi (1756-1844) or Benzion Rafael haKohen Frizzi was a Rabbi and a prominent scientists and physician in Italy.
Due...
RELIGIOUS INTEGRITY: Truth and Peace
We already spoke about the value of saying the truth in Judaism. And how, the closer we bring ourselves to hold the truth, the closer...
YOM HAZIKARON, Israel’s Memorial Day
Israel Independence Day--YOM HAATZMAUT--which will begin tonight, celebrates the anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. Today, YOM HAZIKARON, the day preceding this...
