For this mitzvah that I am commanding you todayโฆ(Devarim 30:11) The Rambam has a very long section on hilchos teshuva in his magnum opus Mishneh Torah. Yet the Shulchan Aruch omits hilchos teshuva completely! Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky asks, why is it that such an important mitzvah was not included in the Shulchan Aruch? I would [...]
"ืึผึดื ืึทืึผึดืฆึฐืึธื ืึทืึผึนืืช ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืึธื ึนืึดื ืึฐืฆึทืึผึฐืึธ ืึทืึผืึนื..." (ืืืจืื ื:ืื) ืืจืื"ื ืืกืคืจื "ืืฉื ื ืชืืจื" ืืฉ ืขืฉืจื ืคืจืงืื ืืืืืืช ืชืฉืืื. ืืืื ืืฉืืืื ืขืจืื ืืืื ืขื ืืืืืช ืชืฉืืื ืืืืจื! ืืจื ืืขืงื ืงืื ืฆืงื ืฉืืื, ืืืืข ืื ื ืืืื ืืฆืืื ืื ืืฉืืื ืืฉืืืื ืขืจืื? ืืชืืื ืืช ืืืกืืจ ืขื ืืืจื ืืจืชืงืช ืขื ืกืืคืืจื ืฉื ืจ' ืืืขืืจ ืื ืืืจืืื. ืืืืจื ืืกืคืจืช ืฉืืื ืืื [...]
โView, from Your sacred residenceโฆโ (Devarim 26:15) Chazal tell us (Medrash Tanchuma Ki Sisa) that the word โHashkifaโ (which means โto gaze with intentโ), usually has bad connotations. However, our parsha is the exception.ย Here, through the mitzvah of tzedakah, Hashem moves off the seat of judgement to that of mercy. The question is, โHow [...]
"ืึทืฉืึฐืงึดืืคึธื ืึดืึผึฐืขืึนื ืงืืึฐืฉืึฐืึธ..." (ืืืจืื ืื:ืื) ืื"ื ืืืืจืื ืขื ืืืืื 'ืืฉืงืืคื',ืฉืคืืจืืฉื 'ืืืืื ืืืืื ื', "ืืืจ ืจืื ืืืืกื ืืจื, ืืืื ืืื ืฉื ืืขืื ืืขืฉืจืืช, ืฉืืืคืืื ืืช ืืงืืื ืืืจืื. ืฉืืื ืืงืื ืฉื ืืืจ ืื ืืฉืงืคื, ืืฉืื ืฆืขืจ ืืื... ืืืฅ ืืื, ืืฉืงืืคื ืืืขืื ืงืืฉื ืืืจื..." (ืืืจืฉ ืชื ืืืื ืื ืชืฉื:ืื), ืฉืืืืฆืขืืช ืืฆืืืช ืฆืืงื, ื' ืขืืืจ ืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืจืืืื. ืืฉืืื ืืื "ืืื ืื [...]
ืึนึฝืึพืึธืึนึงื ืขึทืึผืึนื ึดึื ืึผืืึนืึธืึดึื ืึผึดืงึฐืึทึฃื ื' ืึผึทึื ืึผึฃืึนืจ ืขึฒืฉืึดืืจึดึื ืึนืึพืึธืึนึฅื ืึธืึถึื ืึผึดืงึฐืึทึฅื ื' ืขึทืึพืขืึนืึธึฝืื ืขึทื-ืึฐึผืึทืจ ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ืึนื-ืงึดืึฐึผืืึผ ืึถืชึฐืึถื, ืึทึผืึถึผืึถื ืึผืึทืึทึผืึดื, ืึทึผืึถึผืจึถืึฐ, ืึฐึผืฆึตืืชึฐืึถื ืึดืึดึผืฆึฐืจึธืึดื (ืืืจืื ืื:ื,ื) ืขื ืคืกืืง ืื ืฉืืื ืืจื ืืืืื ื ืื, "ืืืืข ืืื ืขืื ืฉ ืื ืืืืจ, ืฉืื ืืืชืงืื ืืขืืื ืืืื ืืฉืจืื, ืจืง ืืืื ืฉืื ืขืฉื ืืืชื ื ืืกื ืืฉืืฆืื ื ืืืฆืจืื?" ืืืืืช ืืกืืื ืืื ืืคืืื ืื ืืืช [...]
[Neither] an Ammonite nor a Moabite may enter the congregation of Hashem; even their tenth generation shall not enter the congregation of Hashem, to eternity. Because they did not greet you with bread and water on the way, when you left Egypt (Devarim 23:4-5) On the above verse, Rav Gedaliah Nadel (1923-2004) questions, โWhy was [...]
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โโฆand you are to be careful to fulfill exactly as they instruct youโฆ do not deviate from the word they tell you, neither right or left.โ (Devarim 17:10-11) "Even if he (the judge) tells you about what appears to you to be right that it is left, or about what appears to you to be [...]
"...ืึฐืฉืึธืึทืจึฐืชึผึธึฃ ืึทืขึฒืฉืึืึนืช ืึผึฐืึนึื ืึฒืฉืึถึฅืจ ืืึนืจึฝืึผืึธ... ืึนึฃื ืชึธืกึืึผืจ ืึดืึพืึทืึผึธืึธึืจ ืึฒืฉืึถืจึพืึทืึผึดึฅืืึฝืึผ ืึฐืึธึ ืึธืึดึฅืื ืึผืฉืึฐืึนึฝืื" (ืืืจืื ืื:ื-ืื) ืืืื ืืฉืืื. ืึฒืคึดืึผืึผ ืืึนืึตืจ ืึฐืึธ ืขึทื ืึธืึดืื ืฉืึถืืึผื ืฉืึฐืึนืื ืึฐืขึทื ืฉืึฐืึนืื ืฉืึถืืึผื ืึธืึดืื, ืึฐืึธื ืฉืึถืึผึตื ืฉืึถืืึนืึตืจ ืึฐืึธ ืขึทื ืึธืึดืื ืึธืึดืื ืึฐืขึทื ืฉืึฐืึนืื ืฉืึฐืึนืื (ืกืคืจื): (ืจืฉ"ื ืฉื) ืืขืชืื ืงืจืืืืช ืื ื ืฉืืืขืื ืืฆืืจืืช ืฉื ืืืืื ืืฉืจืื, ืฉืงืฆืช ืืืจืืืืช. ืื ื ืขืฉืืืื ืืืจืืืฉ ืฉืื ืืืื [...]
"...ืคึผึธืชึนืึท ืชึผึดืคึฐืชึผึทื ืึถืชึพืึธืึฐืึธ ืึฐืึธืึดืืึธ ืึทืขึฒื ึดืึผึถืึธ ืึผืึฐืึถืึฐืึนื ึฐืึธ ืึผึฐืึทืจึฐืฆึถืึธ" (ืืืจืื ืื:ืื) ืืืืจืื ื ืงืืืืชื ืืจืืค ืืืืจ ืฉืื. ืขื ืืืื ืฉืืชื ืื ืฉืืื ืืชืืืฅ ืืืื ืืชืช ืืจืืคืื ืืื ืื ืฉืืื ืืืื. ืืฉ ื ืืกืข "ืจืืื", ืฉืืืจื ืืื ื ืืกืข ืืืื ืืฉื ื ืืขืืื. ืืืจ ืฉืื ืฉืืื ืืืชื "ืืื ืืืื?", ืืจืื ืืคื ื ืฉืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืื ืืืืื ืืกืืื ืื ืกืืข. ืจืื ืื ืืืื ืืื ืฉืืืืื ืืชื [...]
