In the third chapter of Pirqe Abot we find Aqabiya ben Mahalalel, a prominent rabbi of the time of the Mishna, who lived during...

 אִם-יִהְיֶה נִדַּחֲךָ, בִּקְצֵה הַשָּׁמָיִם מִשָּׁם, יְקַבֶּצְךָ ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ, וּמִשָּׁם, יִקָּחֶךָ. וֶהֱבִיאֲךָ ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ, אֶל-הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר-יָרְשׁוּ אֲבֹתֶיךָ וִירִשְׁתָּהּ; וְהֵיטִבְךָ וְהִרְבְּךָ, מֵאֲבֹתֶיךָ   4 'דברים ל Today we...

We commemorate today Yom Hazikaron ("The Day of Remembrance" or "Memorial day")  honoring the memory of the soldiers of the Israeli army who sacrificed...

הוו מתונים בדין והעמידו תלמידים הרבה ועשו סייג לתורה The first Mishna of Pirque Abot brings us back to the time of Anshe Keneset Hagedola, the Great Assembly, which...

כי ידוע הוא שהמעלה הגדולה אשר אין אחריה מעלה היא שיהיה האדם טוב לשמים וטוב לבריות מגן אבות לרשב"ץ , הקדמה Rabbi Shimon Duran (Rashbets, 1361-1444)...

THURSDAY APRIL 21 Owning Hamets, keeping Hamets in our possession during Pesah, is a biblical prohibition. To avoid this, we clean our houses, car, office,...

The eve of Pesah, Nisan 14th,  was a very busy day in the times of the Bet-haMiqdash. Hundreds of thousands of Jews came to...

בל יראה בל ימצא השבתת חמץ One of the elements that makes the prohibition of Hamets so unique is that, unlike any other forbidden foods, it includes...

Sinks and countertops: The sink, countertops and kitchen-tables should be thoroughly cleaned before Pesah from any possible Hamets residue.  Since in our days we...

השאור שבעיסה In addition to the Mitsva of eating Matsa during Pesah, it is strictly forbidden to eat or possessing any food that is or...