Monthly Archives: May 2015

The Shikkerdovid has begun reading “Hasidim on the Margins” by Shaul Magid. The author describes the roots of Kabala. He poses a novel insight. We all think that Abraham is the first person who conceived of a Gd in a … Continue reading →

The Ishbizter Ruv comments on the order of topics discussed in Nasso. He notes that the Torah first talks about the Sotah (the unfaithful women ) and then the Nazir. The Ishbitzer points out that the order of the Talmudix … Continue reading →

Ketubot page 108b-109a has the great father in law joke. The mishna at bottom of 108b says, a father in law tells his prospective son in law: Marry my daughter and I will give you a big dowry.” When the … Continue reading →

Parsha Bamidbar is funny. It is like a statistic sheet. It is a reading of how many people in each tribe. How the tribes line up around the Mishkan and finally the labor involved in carrying the mishkan by the … Continue reading →