The Importance of Haroset for Maimonides
Imagine a formal dinner in an upscale restaurant. The table will include the customary condiments: salt, pepper, and perhaps some olive oil. Now imagine...
Why Haroset? Four Answers
One of the foods that we serve in the Pesach Seder is the Haroset. A paste typically made with a mixture of fresh fruits,...
NO, To Religious Hypocrisy
נפש כי תחטא ומעלה מעל בה ’וכחש בעמיתו בפקדון או בתשומת יד או בגזל או עשק את עמיתו
והיה כי יחטא ואשם והשיב את הגזלה...
JEWS IN EGYPT: From Prosperity to Slavery
PHASE 1: Forced labor
EXODUS 1:11 Then the Egyptians assigned over them taskmasters to weaken them with hard work. And the Jews built for Pharaoh...
What does the word Pesach really mean?
ועבר ה' לנגף את מצרים וראה את הדם על המשקוף ועל שתי המזוזת ופסח יהוה על הפתח ולא יתן המשחית לבא אל בתיכם לנגף שמות...
NISAN: The First Month and the Month of Miracles
חזרנו לקרוא החודשים בשם שנקראים בארץ בבל, להזכיר כי שם עמדנו ומשם העלנו השם
רמב”ן שמות י”ב , 2
The month of Nisan (pronounced Nisán, not...
Why is this Seder different from all other Seders?
BACK TO THE FUTURE
Not a single person on this planet knows what will be happening in the coming days or weeks. But most probably...
The Kaddish
1. As it has been already explained, it is a special merit to have the Tefilot taking place in the house of mourning during...
THE CASE FOR ISRAEL. Class # 1
This is the first class, from 1840 until 1915. We dicussed how Zionism in embebed in our Tora; how the reform movement in 1840...
Rabbi Moshe Mitrani and what to do in times of an epidemic.
THE LIFE OF RABBI MOSHE
Rabbi Yosef de Trani (or Mitrani. Trani is a small town in Puglia, in South Italy, probably the family's origin...
