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Parshablog: וְכִי יָגוּר אִתְּכֶם גֵּר -- Pesach Rishon, Sheni, or the general case?
In parshas Behaalosecha (Bemidbar 9:14), after detailing the laws of Pesach Sheni for those who were impure for Pesach Rishon, the Torah concludes with the following statement (I include Rashi's commentary):
14.If a proselyte dwells with you, and ...
Dateline: 2013-05-24 7:45am -07:00T (759 words)
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Parshablog: Ribbi or Rabbi
From yesterday's daf Yomi (Eruvin 75b):
אמר רב יוסף תני רבי היו ג' אסורין אמר להו רב ביבי לא תציתו ליה אנא אמריתה ניהלה ומשמיה דרב אדא בר אהבה אמריתה ניהלה ה...
Dateline: 2013-05-23 3:30am -07:00T (254 words)
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Parshablog: YUTorah on parshas Behaaloscha
Audio Shiurim on Behaalotecha
Dr. Moshe Bernstein:Qivrot Hata'avah: Crises of Faith & Leadership
Rabbi Kenneth Brander:In Search for the Sixth Book of the Bible
Rabbi Chaim Brovender:Moshe's Isha Kushit
Rabbi Avishai David:Findin...
Dateline: 2013-05-22 3:15pm -07:00T (413 words)
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Parshablog: posts so far for parashat Behaalotecha
2012
1.Behaaloscha sources-- even further expanded.
2.YUTorahon the parasha.
3.Why the pasek after the word tamei?Midrashically, as well as from a system oftrup.
4.Did Avraham call anyone 'My Master' besides Hashem?According to Mesh...
Dateline: 2013-05-19 12:00pm -07:00T (1349 words)
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Parshablog: May the Sotah take the bitter waters intravenously?
I was in a bit of a fun mood, so I posted the following question (and subsequent answer) at Mi Yodea:
May the Sotah take the bitter waters intravenously?
In Naso, we read (Bamidbar 5:32) that the kohen blots out the curses (which include Hashem'...
Dateline: 2013-05-17 3:45am -07:00T (187 words)
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Parshablog: YU Shavuos To-Go, 5773
Individual Articles download
President Richard M. Joel - Introduction
Rabbi Dr. David Horwitz - "Notes on Aspects of Hag Ha-Shavu'ot and Megillat Ruth"
Dr. Yitzchak Schechter - "Megillas Naami: Identity, Alienation and Redemption"
Mrs. Nat...
Dateline: 2013-05-14 3:30am -07:00T (93 words)
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Parshablog: Kehas and Gershon get a Vaydaber. Merari does not.
Summary: Or HaChaim explains it as a special elevation to Gershon. I explain it as due to the interjection at the end of the instruction for Kehas.
Post: Here is Or HaChaim on the first pasuk of parshas Naso:
The point he makes is that the...
Dateline: 2013-05-13 3:45am -07:00T (678 words)
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Parshablog: Posts so far for parshat Naso
2012
1.Did Chazal know the meaning of Hebrew words?Given a Tannaitic dispute about the respective meaning ofchartzanandzag, some Protestant scholar says no. Shadal says yes, and explains how something so basic can be a matter of dispute. Also,...
Dateline: 2013-05-12 4:00am -07:00T (1240 words)
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Parshablog: Bamidbar: Daas Soferim and random sparked thoughts
For parashat Bamidbar, let us focus on a few things from Daas Soferim, by Rav Chaim Dov Rabinowitz (1909-2001). You can read about Rabbi Rabinowitz on Wikipedia or at Dei'ah veDibur.
I've never learned through Daas Soferim, but here is how Wikipedia ...
Dateline: 2013-05-10 7:15am -07:00T (1847 words)
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Parshablog: YUTorah on parashat Bamidbar
Audio Shiurim on Bamidbar
Rabbi Nisson Lippa Alpert:How to Count the Jews
Rabbi Hanan Balk:The Torah Perspective of an Army and Warfare
Dr. Moshe Bernstein:Four Introductions to Sefer Bemidbar
Rabbi Kenneth Brander:In S...
Dateline: 2013-05-09 1:30pm -07:00T (461 words)
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Parshablog: Hair covering: a 179 page article vs. an offhand comment by Rav Shach
Regarding one of the recent controversies, the Mostly Kosher blog writes as follows:
Allegedly a fake letter was sent to Tradition (the magazine which published the essay) where:
Someone claiming to be David Tzvi Keter wrote one of those lette...
Dateline: 2013-05-08 4:00am -07:00T (1195 words)
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Parshablog: Do male lions hunt? Ain mikra yotzei miydei peshuto
Over at Rationalist Judaism, Rabbi Slifkin makes
the point that male lions don't hunt for their families, even though a pasuk in Nachum asserts that they do.
As he writes:
In the previous post, we saw a reference to the following verse:
[Wher...
Dateline: 2013-05-06 5:00am -07:00T (607 words)
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Parshablog: Posts so far for parashat Bemidbar
2012
1. Bemidbar sources, 2012 edition.
2. YUTorah on Bemidbar.
3.What was עַל פְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן אֲבִיהֶם? Nadav and Avihu's death, or Eleazar and Itamar's service?One can parse the pasuk so that this phrase,עַל פְ...
Dateline: 2013-05-05 8:15am -07:00T (1236 words)
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Parshablog: Is self-esteem against the Torah?
If I wanted to, I could stress the importance of self-esteem in avodas Hashem by citing sources. For instance, I couldcite Sanhedrin 37a:
THE HOLY ONE, BLESSED BE HE, FASHIONED EVERY MAN IN THE STAMP OP THE FIRST MAN, AND YET NOT ONE OF THEM RESEM...
Dateline: 2013-05-03 7:30am -07:00T (575 words)
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Parshablog: YUTorah on Behar / Bechukosai
Audio Shiurim on Behar-Bechukotai
Rabbi Nisson Lippa Alpert:The Bank Account of Zechus Avos
Rabbi Dovid Asher:Treat Your Brother Well
Rabbi Chaim Brovender:Yaakov and Eliyahu - Mal'e and Chaser
Rabbi Avishai David:Shm...
Dateline: 2013-05-02 3:45am -07:00T (501 words)
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