Jewish Holidays
Yom Kippur Vidui I had an insight this past Yom Kippur about Vidui. Why do we say Vidui both in the silent Shemoneh Esrai and again in the Chazaras HaShatz, in the repetition? I don’t know whether this question is asked, nor if so what they answer, and I didn’t really check out whether...
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The Three Weeks This post about the three weeks, the mourning period between the 17th of Tammuz through Tisha B’av, is a condensed version of my post on Parshas Emor. The Parsha of Emor In the Parsha of Emor we read about the prohibition for Kohanim to have contact with a mais, a dead...
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Yachol MeRosh Chodesh Hava Mina Would the person who found my article by entering into the search engine “Yachol MeRosh Chodesh Hava Mina” please contact me on the contact form. I would like to know how you learned. Actually you found a copy of my article on my newpaper site (which is no longer...
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Isru Chag For my take on whether to say Lamnatzai’ach on Isru Chag, Click Here. Isru Chag Pesach Yesterday was Isru Chag Pesach here in Israel. After davening a Yid came over to me and commented, “Pesach just flew by, didn’t it?” I answered him, “Sometimes we can appreciate what they have in Chutz...
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The Seventh Day of Pesach For my previous deeper article about the Seventh Day of Pesach, Click Here. More About the Seventh Day of Passover Yetzias Mitzraim and Krias Yam Suf are two parts of a whole — G-d’s gevaldika redemption of the Jewish People from Mitzraim, Egypt. On the first day of Pesach...
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Parshas HaChodesh I got real excited when I heard Parshas HaChodesh last Shabbos, when I realized that when Moshe Rabbeinu told over Parshas HaChodesh to the Yidden in Egypt, that this was basically the Besora, the tidings, of the upcoming Geula in two weeks time. Moshe Rabbeinu basically said to the Yidden, “Another two...
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Matanos La’Evyonim I want to thank everyone who sent me contributions for Matanos La’Evyonim. I added my own money to round it up, and gave it to the family on Sunday morning, yud dalet, exactly as it’s supposed to be. I sent everyone an email thank you to your Paypal account address, but I...
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Machatzit Hashekel A year ago I wrote a very nice and moving story about Machatzit Hashekel, which I mistakenly spelled in a non-Google friendly manner. To read it, click here. Author: Boruch Rappaport If you enjoyed reading the above, please consider following future tips and strategies by RSS reader, or Email delivery.
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Matanos La’Evyonim Purim is coming in about two weeks. Everyone is starting to make preparations. One of the Mitzvos of the day is Matanos La’Evyonim, gifts to the poor. I will be collecting Matanos La’Evyonim this year with G-d’s help for a needy family. Please see my page here. Author: Boruch Rappaport If you enjoyed...
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Chanukah and Parshas Vayaishev On the Shabbos before Chanukah it often comes out that we read Parshas Vayaishev. There are many connections drawn between Chanukah and Parshas Vayaishev. Avodas Hashem The Bach writes in his commentary on the Tur at the beginning of Hilchos Chanukah, that the principle gezaira for which we were thrown...
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Jewish Holidays: Chag Sukkos I record now, a month and a half later, some thoughts that we focused on during the Jewish Holidays, specifically Chag Sukkos, ideas that remained with me until now. Sukkah: Ananai HaKavod Chazal tell us, and the poskim codify this at the beginning of Hilchos Sukkah, that the Sukkah that...
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