Monthly Archives: July 2016

In Parshat Pinchas we read about the sacrifices. Logically, the first sactifice is the “Tamid” or daily offering. Every day a sacrifice was brought, one lamb in the morning and one in the evening. On Shabbat and Holidays there would … Continue reading →

In Parshat Balak, the famous and pivotal statement in Judaism is pronounced from the hater Bilaam. He hates us. He wants so bad to curse. Yet he pronounces the most beautiful image: How good our your tents Jacob, your encampments … Continue reading →

Today’s daf BK 50, talks about liability for digging pits in the public and private domains. There is a strange discussion which talks about Nechunya taking upon himself to dig a pit in the public domain and then announcing this … Continue reading →

The Parsha of Chukat teaches the inexplicable law of Para Adumah-the red Heifer. The Torah teaches us about a red heifer that is slaughtered and burnt to ashes. We are not introduced to what this is in reference to until … Continue reading →

The famous Shlomo Carlebach always learned the Ishbitz. The Shikkerdovid thinks it is because the Ishbitzer tries to look at the sins in the Torah in different manner. In Korach, the Isbitzer asks the famous question why the part of … Continue reading →

In Bava Kamma 38, the page deals with a piece of the Mishna that states: if a Jew’s ox bores a Caannites ox, he is exempt from payment. It is based on the phrase in Exodus which requires the relationship … Continue reading →