Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman – Torah scholar, Kabbalist, philosopher, physician, poet and Jewish leader – was born in the year 4954 from Creation. He was raised, studied, and lived for most of his life in Girona, Catalonia. Being a brilliant scholar, he did not wish to make any profit …
It is rare to find two Torah portions whose names bear such a striking resemblance as “Ki Teitzei” (“When You Go Out”) and “Ki Tavo” (“When you come”). This Shabbat we’re going to read them both: “Ki Teitzei” – during the Shacharit, “Ki Tavo” – during the Minchah prayer.
On the early morning of the 1st of Elul of the year 2448 Moshe Rabbeinu ascended Mount Sinai, taking with him the stone tablets he had hewn by divine command. Each stone was made as a cube measuring 6x6x3 tefachim (a tefach, « handbreadth », is approximately 3.2 inches). They were …
It is a Jewish custom to blow the shofar throughout the entire month of Elul (except for the eve of Rosh Hashanah) in order to strengthen the concept of Teshuvah (return/repentance), as it is stated: « Shall a shofar be blown in a city, and the people not tremble? » (Amos …
What is the sign given by Yeshayahu ha-Navi concerning the time immediately preceding the era of Geulah?
In his “Message to Teiman” (“Iggeret Teiman”), the Rambam writes that “as a preparatory step for Mashiach’s coming… prophecy will return to Israel.” Has it already happened?
A judge, a prophet, a king, a cohen – do the types of leadership mentioned in this week’s Torah portion of “Shoftim” still exist in our days?
A renown kaballist, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak wrote thousands of manuscripts of Torah analysis and novella. At the behest of the Rebbe, some of his writings, penned on the margins of the scarce books available to him in exile, have been published in a five volume set under the name …
What foods are especially beneficial for the blood supply? They are actually mentioned in this week’s Torah portion – parashat « Ekev »! See more in a surprising commentary of Ibn Ezra:
