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If a man takes a vow to Hashem, or swears an oath to create a prohibition upon himself, he may not desecrate his word.[2] Vows… Read More »Look Inside For Real Torah

BS”D Volume 36, No. 42 2 Av 5782 July 30, 2022 The second of the two Parashot we read this week begins, “These are the… Read More »Step-by-Step

Rabbi Chanina ben (son of) Tradyon said, if two people sit together and do not share words of Torah between them, it is a company… Read More »Chapter 3, Mishna 3: Laughing in the Face of Reality

Friday Night THE WORD FADICHA is an Arabic word that has made its way into the Hebrew lexicon. It is used to refer to a slip-up… Read More »Oops

The Torah reading of this week, in essence, completes for us the narrative portion of the Torah. The 40-year sojourn, with its triumphs, defeats, accomplishments,… Read More »The Past is Present in the Future

Mattos begins with the issue of vows and oaths. “When a man makes a vow to Hashem or swears an oath to make something forbidden,… Read More »Delivery From G-d Through Your Mouth

“Man was born to toil,” said Iyov, and indeed, how we toil! We seem to be under constant pressure, ever working to provide for ourselves… Read More »The Age Of Experience

Friday YEARS AGO I was fortunate to have come across the sefer called Tuv HaAretz. It was written by Rabbi Noson Shapira in the 1600s,… Read More »Tuv HaAretz…Goodness of the Land

“Do not take a ransom . . . And you will not pollute the land . . . rather you shall execute him.”(35:33,34) The Sifri… Read More »Your Flattery Will Be The Death of Me

“War,” said General Sherman, “is not the glory that boys make of it.” He termed it even worse; the antithesis of Heaven. The ramifications of… Read More »Collateral Damage