Dishwashers on Shabbat
Switching on a dishwashers on Shabbat involves the issur melacha of both ‘havarah’ -creating a fire, and ‘bishul’ – cooking the …
Honorific Titles in Tefillah
I was asked the following question: It is part of the mitzvah of bikkur cholim to daven for the recovery …
Three Steps Forward
The three small steps taken before every Shemona Esrei (Shulchan Aruch. O.C.95.1 Rema) contain some inspiring thoughts designed to put …
Kedoshim Tiheyu
In general the LAWS OF THE TORAH are given with all the details of the halachic system, but occasionally the …
Sefirat Ha’Omer
Sefirat Ha-Omer The process of counting days from Pesach to Shavuot has profound significance in Jewish thought. This finds its …
Parshat Bamidbar
A most interesting and profound principle in understanding the essence of Torah learning is hidden away in a Rashi in …
Empty vessels / full vessels.
Empty Vessels – Full Vessels An exercise in deciphering Talmudic metaphors. Three interpretations. Talmud Bavli Sukkah(46a) also Brachot (40a). תלמוד …
Rabbi Shimeon bar Yochai
Lag b’omer 5771 – some reflections on the profound contribution of R.Shimeon bar Yochai to the understanding of Torah Judaism. …