“And Yaakov ripped his garments and put sackcloth on his loins, and he mourned for his son…
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Menachot 110: A Sweet Smell
“It is said of the olah sacrifice of cattle, ‘rei’ach nichoach, an offering made…
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Menachot 99: Loving Mitzvoth
The Sochochover Rebbe, in the introduction to his classic work on the laws of Shabbat, Eglei…
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Menachot 99: Let's Break Some Bread
“And you shall place on the table showbread before Me tamid, at all times” (Shemot…
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VaYishlach: Alone at Night
“Therefore, the Jewish people will not eat the gid hanasheh, sciatic nerve, that is…
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Menachot 99: The Broken Tablets
“At that time, the Lord said to me, ‘Hew for yourself two stone tablets like the first…
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Menachot 65: An 11 Day Journey
The opening Mishna of masechet Megillah teaches that those living in small rural communities could…
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Toldot: A Second Famine
“And there was a famine in the land, aside from the first famine that was in the days of…
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Menachot 65: Saturday Night Harvesting
The Jewish people are a most contentious one. We argue about (almost?) everything and then…
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Menachot 53: Chametz and Matza
"All korbanot mincha, flour offerings, are to be made of matza with the exception…
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VaYerah: Living in Sedom
“And the people of Sedom were evil and sinners towards G-d beyond all measure” (…
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Menachot 43: Women and Tzitzit
It is well known that the mitzvah of tzitzit is a classic case of a mitzvah aseh…
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Lech Lecha: Counting Sheep
"And there was an argument between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of…
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Menachot 44: A Slap in the Face
There is little that turns one off from religion more than corruption in the religious sphere. When…
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Menachot 43: Missing No Longer!
Our generation has been blessed with the renewal of two mitzvot that had, for all…
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V'zot HaBracha: A Man of G-d
Even though Parshat Vezot Ha'beracha is read over and over again during Simchat Torah it is…
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Menachot 28: The Temple Lulav
The opening Mishna of masechet menachot teaches that just because one lacks proper intent…
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Sukkot: The Beauty of the Etrog
Judaism is not oblivious to the power and even importance of physical beauty. Phrases such as yefat…