Comment 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 -...
Related: judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/157085/…
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,...
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 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 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 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 Mixed swimming men and women
Related- judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/8017/…
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 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...
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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...
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