26 Jan THREE MEALS SOUNDS FISHY
In Parshas Beshalach we see the topic of eating seudas Shabbos. We learn about the order of events concerning how the mohn came down on Erev Shabbos for Shabbos. The...
Shabbos Times for Sep 20, 2024 | 17 Elul, 5784 | Parshas Ki Savo | Candle Lighting Time: 6:37 PM | Havdalah (72 min): 8:07 PM
19 Jan WHO IS FIRST, WHAT IS SECOND, SO WE KNOW THIRD?
The Posuk in Shmos 12:17 says one should guard their matzos. Rashi quotes a Mechilta that says don’t read the word “matzos,” but rather read the word “mitzvos.” The same...
12 Jan MAKKOS IN GOSHEN
The Rambam in Pirush Hamishnayos 5:4 says that the ten miracles were the fact that the Yidden were saved from the ten Makkos. Since every makka was exclusively for the...
05 Jan Why The Boat?
In Shmos 2:3 the posuk tells us that Yocheved was not able to hide Moshe any longer so she made a box and placed the child in this makeshift boat...
29 Dec Yaakov Living in Chutz Le’Aretz
In Bereishis 47:28 the posuk tells us how long Yaakov lived in Mitzrayim. It tells us he lived for 17 years in Mitzrayim and his total lifetime was 147 years....
22 Dec Tenth of Teves on Erev Shabbos
The Bais Yosef in Siman 550 brings in the name of the Avudraham that Asarah B’teves is different than all other fast days since if it would have fallen out...
15 Dec Kovod of Day or Night
In Bereishis 43:16 Yosef told his servants to slaughter an animal and prepare. The Medrash 92:4 says that the word prepare is referring to Shabbos as the Torah tells us...
08 Dec Deciding Which Side
The Gemara in Shabbos daf chof bais amud alef says, “The Halacha states one should light the menorah on the left side with the mezuzah on the right.” The Shulchan...
30 Nov Praying for a Miracle
In Bereishis 32:11 it says that Yaakov said he is too small in stature to receive all the Chessed of Hashem. The Gemara in Taanis 20b learns from here that...
24 Nov Working for Marriage
In Bereishis 29:18 it says that Yaakov loved Rachel and proposed that he work for seven years to be able to marry her. The Rema in Choshen Mishpat Hilchos Sechiras...