25 Oct PARASHAT NOAH: THE RAINBOW’S MESSAGE
After the flood, Hashem makes a promise to Noah and all his descendants that He would never again flood the earth. He showed Noach a rainbow in the sky that...
After the flood, Hashem makes a promise to Noah and all his descendants that He would never again flood the earth. He showed Noach a rainbow in the sky that...
Rav Herzog on the Comparison of Torah to a Song The verse from which we derive the mitzvah to write a Sefer Torah [Devorim 31:19] says “And now write for yourselves...
I. Who May Duchen? The Torah commands kohanim, male descendants of the priestly families, to bless other Jews while raising their hands and reciting a specific formula, i.e. to duchen, to...
At a black-tie affair, all the guests are wearing tuxedos or expensive gowns. They all look pretty much the same. But there are two groups of people at this affair. One...
The central theme of the joyous festival of Sukkos is the Clouds of Glory, the Ananei HaKovod, which the sukkah itself comes to commemorate. For forty years during their sojourn...
The subject of whether one should sit in the sukkah on Shemini Atzeres has been the topic of debate and discussion since time immemorial. There are many who have the...
Is a canvas sukkah kosher if the walls move in the wind? Sukkah walls that move in a regular wind are not valid walls. There are different opinions as to what...
The Haftara for Parashat H a ’ a z i n u (which is also read as the Haftara on the seventh day of Pesach) is the song written and sung by King David, which appears in the...
It’s Succos time. Time to get a lulav and essrog. Time to take the succah walls out of storage. Time to hang up the decorations, some old, some new. Time...