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“…Let me gain possession of property for a burial place with you so that I can bury my dead from before me.” And the Hittites… Read More »Verbal Promises II

You are driving on this country road somewhere in the wilds of Northern England, it meanders up and down, a right turn here, a left… Read More »Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Nine

The next two classes focus on the generation of women who live during the enslavement of the Jewish people in Egypt, and who subsequently leave… Read More »Jewish Women and the Path to Redemption Part I

“Whoever accustoms himself to saying four things will merit to receive the Shechina: ‘Act for the sake of Your Name, Act for the sake of… Read More »The Divine Presence

QUESTION 60:  There are two buses that go from the Wall Street area to Monsey in the evening, about 40 minutes apart. One day I… Read More »Waiting in a Hotel Lobby

31. Nedarim If a person forbids something tangible to himself even without swearing an oath, he must fulfill his vow and he is forbidden to… Read More »Vows

[Note: The first part of this law I translated in the previous class.] Isn’t it written in the Torah, ‘[And [G-d] said to Abraham, ‘Know… Read More »Chapter 6, Law 5(b) – Following Orders

If a man makes a vow to HASHEM or makes an oath to prohibit himself, he shall not profane his word; according to whatever came… Read More »“You’re Doing the Right T(h)ing!”

The Halachos Taught by Elazar After the battle with Midyan, the laws pertaining to kashering vessels were given by Elazar the Kohein. Why did Elazar… Read More »Midos Training

“I recall the kindness of your youth, the love between us when you were a bride. Your following me into the desert, a land that… Read More »Love Beyond Limits