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“It is said of the olah sacrifice of cattle, ‘rei’ach nichoach, an offering made…

The Sochochover Rebbe, in the introduction to his classic work on the laws of Shabbat, Eglei…

“And you shall place on the table showbread before Me tamid, at all times” (Shemot…

“Therefore, the Jewish people will not eat the gid hanasheh, sciatic nerve, that is…

“At that time, the Lord said to me, ‘Hew for yourself two stone tablets like the first…

The opening Mishna of masechet Megillah teaches that those living in small rural communities could…

“And there was a famine in the land, aside from the first famine that was in the days of…

The Jewish people are a most contentious one. We argue about (almost?) everything and then…

"All korbanot mincha, flour offerings, are to be made of matza with the exception…

“And the people of Sedom were evil and sinners towards G-d beyond all measure” (…

It is well known that the mitzvah of tzitzit is a classic case of a mitzvah aseh…

"And there was an argument between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of…

There is little that turns one off from religion more than corruption in the religious sphere. When…

Our generation has been blessed with the renewal of two mitzvot that had, for all…

Even though Parshat Vezot Ha'beracha is read over and over again during Simchat Torah it is…

The opening Mishna of masechet menachot teaches that just because one lacks proper intent…

Judaism is not oblivious to the power and even importance of physical beauty. Phrases such as yefat…

“Rav Yehuda said in the name of Rav: When Moses ascended on high, he found the Holy One,…