Bereishis and plant growth - why didn't the "אד" help?
We are told in Bereishis 1:12 that on the third day of...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for L'chatchila Ariber: what does it mean and where does it...
As a starting point see here:This idea of leaping over obstacles from the very beginning became a symbol of what the Rebbe called a Baal Shem’ske behavior, akin to the conduct of the Baal Shem Tov. It...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for Echad Ve'esrim - mi yodeya?
Divrei HaYamim II 36:11 - The age Tzidkiyahu became king.בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֧יםוְאַחַ֛תשָׁנָ֖הצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּבְמׇלְכ֑וֹוְאַחַ֤תעֶשְׂרֵה֙שָׁנָ֔המָלַ֖ךְבִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִםTzidkiyahu was twenty-one years old when he...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for Shemonim - mi yodeya?
Shir HaShirim 6:8שִׁשִּׁ֥יםהֵ֙מָּה֙מְלָכ֔וֹתוּשְׁמֹנִ֖יםפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑יםוַעֲלָמ֖וֹתאֵ֥יןמִסְפָּֽרThere are sixty queens, and eighty concubines, and maidens without number.And these 80 concubines...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for Shemonim - mi yodeya?
Sukkah 28aתָּנוּרַבָּנַן: שְׁמוֹנִיםתַּלְמִידִיםהָיוּלוֹלְהִלֵּלהַזָּקֵן. שְׁלֹשִׁיםמֵהֶןרְאוּיִםשֶׁתִּשְׁרֶהעֲלֵיהֶןשְׁכִינָהכְּמֹשֶׁהרַבֵּינוּ,...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for Shnayim Vachamishim - mi yodeya?
Divrei HaYamim II 26:3 - Uziyahu's reign was 52 years.בֶּן־שֵׁ֨שׁעֶשְׂרֵ֤השָׁנָה֙עֻזִּיָּ֣הוּבְמׇלְכ֔וֹוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםוּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙שָׁנָ֔המָלַ֖ךְבִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִםוְשֵׁ֣םאִמּ֔וֹ (יכיליה) [יְכׇלְיָ֖ה]...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for Shnayim Vachamishim - mi yodeya?
Nechemia 6:15וַתִּשְׁלַם֙הַֽחוֹמָ֔הבְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הלֶאֱל֑וּללַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםוּשְׁנַ֖יִםיֽוֹם׃The wall was finished on the twenty-fifth of Elul, after fifty-two days.
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for Shnayim Vachamishim - mi yodeya?
Sanhedrin 97b - the second kingdom of Herod lasted 52 yearsאֶלָּאמַלְכוּתרִאשׁוֹנָה–שִׁבְעִיםשָׁנָה, מַלְכוּתשְׁנִיָּה–חֲמִשִּׁיםוּשְׁתַּיִם, וּמַלְכוּתבֶּןכּוֹזֵיבָא–שְׁתֵּישָׁנִיםוּמֶחֱצָה.Rather,...
View ArticleComment by Dov on Why did the Tribe of Judah Torch Jerusalem?
@Meir that's a good shout - maybe!
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for Shlomo HaMelech and Shimi Ben Geira
There are several ways to look at this...Firstly, on the most basic level, (refer to Metzudos Dovid and Radak) it meant Shimi would be in close proximity to Shlomo, allowing Shlomo the means to more...
View ArticleComment by Dov on Do any commentaries compare and contrast Sedom and Amalek?
Is this AI? (15 char)
View ArticleComment by Dov on Correct order for a lefty to put on shoes then tie
I don't understand the question - it says it all very clearly in the kuntres? It says it at the bottom of the paragraph that the left-hander ties his right shoe first?
View ArticleComment by Dov on Shimi Ben Geira's Punishment: Can't leave Yerushalayim -...
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View ArticleAnswer by Dov for What classic works analyze the shapes, names, and spiritual...
There a few English seforim on this:Rabbi Michael Munk famously authored the Artscroll bestseller - The Wisdom In The Hebrew AlphabetThe blurb reads as follows:From the very first Kabbalistic work,...
View ArticleSemichas haparshios between Shemini and Tazria
I have seen a fairly well-known dvar torah numerous times that links the end of the Parshas Shemini with the beginning of Parshas Tazria - but I am trying to find the source of it.The vort is as...
View ArticleRecurring numbers by certain yomim tovim?
Does anyone know of any sources that talk about how each yom tov seems to have a special number attached? A number that seems to crop up several times?For example:Rosh Hashana - 33 sets of 3 shofar...
View ArticleComment by Dov on Rabbi Saadia Gaon on the secrets/depths of the Alef-Beis
If you click on the above link from @Harel13 and then go into the sefer, highlight any block and a panel on the right will pop up with one of the options as "Search in this Text". If you type in the...
View ArticleComment by Dov on What classic works analyze the shapes, names, and spiritual...
There are several English seforim - all with sourced material on the subject if that is of interest?
View ArticleComment by Dov on Korach, Chukas, Balak - The mouth of the earth, well & donkey
@DovLevene great find! If you want to try and locate and quote the original Bnei Yissoschor I would be happy to accept as an answer!
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for Seforim not available in regular stores
Aside from second hand stores, you can try the website Sefer Swap - it allows you to put up the sefarim that you want on a "wanted" listing. You can browse hundreds of listings by category, condition,...
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