Comment by Dov on Spiritual significance of Shemittah in our days
Although there is a nice piece from the Pardes Yosef which I am adding now...
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Love it! @YDJ (15 char)
View ArticleComment by Dov on Should you trust young rabbis?
@WaffleGirl these are the commentaries on that mishna in Pirkei Avos that explain the words of the mishna...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for ʿAmalayk the dog 🐶?
There are several references in midrashim and the Zohar about this.Yalkut Shimoni 938דָּבָראַחֵר"עֲמָלֵק"...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for To whom does the Jewish body belong?
Following on from my comment above, I can only bring sources from a parent-child perspective, whereby there are sources that comment that the souls of our children are a special "deposit" that we have...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for How did David 🦌ע"ש and 🌲Chiram meet?
As has been mentioned in the comments this was not "love" in the sense you are bringing it, but rather a congeniality and sense of respect that two monarchs shared.This nuance is very clear from...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for PTIJ: Serving With Oy
Sadly, those that wrongly exclaim "Oy" are not fulfilling their true duty to serve G-d with Joy. With happiness, you have to be fully committed. All in...or nothing!There is an express reference in...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for PTIJ: An issue with Children's Literature
Absolutely not! In fact it is the greatest honour to have such a collection.We see this precisely in the Purim story.Refer to Esther...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for PTIJ: What are the liturgy/rituals for Tu Bishvat that...
The Midrash picks up on this, noting it will be something that will occur in the future, and expressly suggests making an exerted effort to learn Torah when the two coincide.Note the Yalkut Shimoni...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for PTIJ: Need help picking a topic for a halacha shiur
Chullin is always a meaty read!Eiruvin often pushes boundaries!Kesubos is a big one - it just takes a solid, binding commitment
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for PTIJ: Why should I be glad I have an infinite supply of toast?
We know famously that the relationship between Hashem and the Jewish people is likened to a chosson and a kallah. With this in mind the Degel Machane Ephraim in his addenda makes a crucial...
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Answer by Dov for Responsa concerning attending University or College
The Steipler zt"l writes about it in the first volume of his Karyana DeIgarta.Famously, Rabbi Avraham Twerski zt"l asked the Steipler zt"l for his advice about him attending medical school. Two of...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for PTIJ: Are there other ritually demanded drinks?
By the Parah Adumah, once the process was complete, one should drink Red BullHalachically, if one sees a place where a miracle occurred he is required to make a bracha (refer to SA OC 218:4). What is...
View ArticleHow did Haman escape being killed post-Vashti's execution?
We know famously from Masechta Megillah 12b that Memuchan was Haman:״וַיֹּאמֶרמְמוּכָן״. תָּנָא: מְמוּכָןזֶההָמָן, וְלָמָּהנִקְרָאשְׁמוֹמְמוּכָן? שֶׁמּוּכָןלְפוּרְעָנוּת. אָמַררַבכָּהֲנָא:...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for Books by Gedolim on how to study Torah
Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Chayes (the Maharatz Chayes) has a very good work entitled Mevo HaTalmud which is a good introduction to Gemara study exploring the halachic and aggadic angle that the Gemara...
View ArticleSeeking a source for Keruvim as destructive angels vs saintly children
I was wondering if anyone could please help me - I am seeking the source for the following vort:The Keruvim in Bereishis (3:24) are described as destructive angles guarding gan eden (see Rashi there),...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for Seeking a source for Keruvim as destructive angels vs...
So besiyata dishmaya, I finally came across a source!I came across this kuntres entitled זכרוןתפראתחיים and on pages 87-89 it explores this idea and attributes the idea to the Kaf HaChaim in his sefer...
View ArticlePhraseology of teaching Torah as both "making" and "giving birth"
The Gemara in Sanhedrin 99b writes:אָמַררֵישׁלָקִישׁ: כׇּלהַמְלַמֵּדאֶתבֶּןחֲבֵירוֹתּוֹרָה, מַעֲלֶהעָלָיוהַכָּתוּבכְּאִילּוּעֲשָׂאוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״וְאֵתהַנֶּפֶשׁאֲשֶׁרעָשׂוּבְחָרָן״.Reish Lokish said:...
View ArticleSource for Rabbi Shmuel Rozovsky's piece on Keruvim?
I saw a beautiful idea here cited in the name of Rav Shmuel Rozovsky zt"l (I also found mention of it here):Rav Shmuel Rozovsky (Chiddushei Rabi Shmuel) writes that one can have the best Rebbe in the...
View ArticleComment by Dov on Gezel Shaina stealing sleep
Legend has it that it is an invention of a Yeshiva mashgiach...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for Who is the MAHA"P?
It is the Maareh HaPanim:Mareh HaPanim (“Showing of the Face”) is an 18th-century analytic commentary on the Jerusalem Talmud by Rabbi Moshe Margalit, who also composed the Penei Moshe commentary....
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for Why did moshe daven differently for food in parshas...
Note the Chizkuni who observes that he was now anxious that the leadership rested solely with him:לאאוכלאנכילבדי - לאחרשבערההאשבקציניםשבמחנהאמרמשהכךבהיותםחייםהיונושאיםעמיבמשאהעם“I cannot all by myself,...
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Answer by Dov for Is there any website, in any language, that offers exams or...
For Mishnayos check out the Time4Mishnah site.So for example, here is a link for brochos - along the top menu, one of the options is "test" - see hereAs far as gemara, if you go on the daf yomi site...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for Shlomo haMelech and Bas Pharoah
As has been mentioned in the comments there are two reasons why she warrants mention more than the others.Firstly, he loved her more than the others and secondly, her negative impact on him was...
View ArticleComment by Dov on Psychology in Judaism
What sort of resources are you after? Are you looking specifically for books, articles etc. or quotations from Torah thought?
View ArticleComment by Dov on Kabbalistic interpretation of eruv
See the Sulam on the Zohar, Parshas Terumah which makes a similar connection in passing - sefaria.org/…
View ArticleComment by Dov on What’s the source of this Midrash about Pharaoh?
The Hadar Zekeinim also mentions it but does not give the source of the midrash - sefaria.org/…
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for Where is the source for a white rainbow
I think you must be referencing the Zohar on Parshas Noach here, which writes:אָמַרלֵיהּהַהוּאיוּדָאיכָּךְאָמַרלִיאַבָּאכַּדהֲוָהמִסְתַּלַּקמֵעָלְמָא (אמרלי)...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for Psychology in Judaism
So there are numerous sources throughout the Torah and shas that we can pick out, but there are a plethora of modern sefarim written by contemporary authors that marry the two.Below are some possible...
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,...
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 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 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 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 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 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 ArticleComment by Dov on Shimi Ben Geira's Punishment: Can't leave Yerushalayim -...
Related: judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/157085/…
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 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 Why did the Tribe of Judah Torch Jerusalem?
@Meir that's a good shout - maybe!
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