Gemara study does not just represent a new concentrated degree of learning, the intricacies contained within its pages, usher the onset of heightened עמילות – toil. The Chofetz Chaim
לַ֜ ִם אֶת־אֲחַז ְי ָ֨הוּ בְנ֤וֹ הַקָּטֹן֙ תַּחְתָּ֔יו כִּ֤י כׇ ל־הָרִ ֽאשֹׁנ ִים֙ הָרַ ֣ג הַגְּד֔וּד הַבָּ֥א בָﬠַרְ בִ֖ים לַֽמַּחֲנ ֶ֑ה ו ַ יּ ִ מְלֹ֛ךְ אֲחַז ְי ָ֥הוּ
1 Rashi – (my 32nd great grandfather) place, that due to its location, acts as a direct channel of prayer. Since the location marked the place of the Temple,
Tanach: Divrei Hayamim 1:24:7-18 brings the list from the time of King David: Yehoyariv, Yeda’ayah, Charim, S’eorim, Malkiyah, Miyamin, Hakotz, Aviyah, Yeshua, Sh’chanyahu, Elyashiv, Yakim, Chupah, Yeshve’av, Bilgah, Imer,
1 To know there is a G‑d—Exodus 20:2 2 Not to entertain thoughts of other gods besides Him— Exodus 20:3 3 To know that He is one—Deuteronomy 6:4 4
There is no absolute empirical evidence for anything. However logical deductions from the observable universe can be used as evidence that such an event will have a high probability
HaMitzvos In summary: The Ramban removes 56 mitzvos (32 + 24) , and adds 63 mitzvos (32 + 31, see fn. 4). The sefer Seder HaMitzvos also writes a
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The fate of the Ark of the Covenant has been a burning question pondering Bible scholars, theologians, biblical historians and archeologists since the exile of the Jewish people to
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