Torah Tidbits
Why Wine Plays a Central Role in Judaism
The Talmud discusses the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, wondering what type of fruit it was (B. B’rachot 40a; B. Sanhedrin 70a-b). Three opinions are presented. According to one opinion…
Continue ReadingAliyah by Aliyah - No'ach
Kohen - First Aliya - 14 p’sukim - 6:9-22
The sedra of B’reishit began with the glorious account of creation and “went downhill” from there: The exile of Adam and Chava from Gan Eden, Kayin and Hevel, the continuous degeneration through successive generations until G-d’s “regret” for having created the world and his “decision” to destroy it.
NO'ACH STATS
2nd of 54 sedras (2nd of 12 in B’reishit)
Written on 230 lines in a Sefer Torah, rank: 15th…
TTriddles - Parashat No'ach
[1] go out and see - what?
[2] This time, read it the way it is…
DAGESH
When there is a DAGESH (KAL or CHAZAK) in a BET, for example, we know to sound the letter like a B, in contrast to the V sound of a DAGESH-less BET. But what about a MEM with and without a DAGESH CHAZAK?
Continue ReadingDivrei Menachem - Parashat No'ach
Parshat No’ach is, in part, the story of civilization’s decline. And how, one asks, did a generation that produced Enoch - “who walked with G-d”- now foster a world described as Earth, “corrupt before G-d… for all flesh had corrupted its way upon Earth”?
Continue ReadingPreventing Mistakes
As we can see, that reasoning is clearly justified by the fact that in 2009, with all of our modern technologies, mistakes are still being made.
Additionally, halacha requires clear verification of lineage to determine things such as inheritance or issues regarding yibum, etc. The advent of IVF and other fertility technologies required some form of certification of the identity of each child born as a result of these treatments. According to halacha…
The Inclination of Man's Heart is Evil
So if we are so evil, how can we be expected not to sin? And how do we actually stop ourselves from sinning?...DAIRY 4-LAYER CHOCOLATE SIN CAKE
Continue ReadingParsha Points to Ponder for NO'ACH
1) Why does G-D command No’ach to go and gather the kosher animals but not the non-kosher animals or the kosher and non-kosher birds which will come to him on their own (7:2-3)?...
Continue ReadingWisdom & Wit - No'ach
When R’ Chaim Soloveichik was invited to become the Rav of Brisk, following his father, the Beis HaLevi, he made his acceptance conditional on…
Continue ReadingRemoving a Safer Torah from its set place
Q: I daven with a minyan on a train car in Israel that has become set aside for that purpose. Someone brings a sefer Torah (=ST) to read from on Mondays and Thursdays. I have heard that one may not move a ST from its set place to read from. Is what we are doing permitted?
Continue ReadingKorach & Co. [9]
As all the stories in the Tanach, that of Korach and his congregation too, concludes with a note that puts the whole story in its true religious and spiritual perspective. The revolt centered around the role of Aharon, the Kohanim and the Leviyim in religion, in worship and in spirituality, and its story ends…
Continue ReadingWord of the Month - Parashat Noach
First opportunity for Kiddush L’vana this month (according to Minhag Yerushalayim) is Thursday night, October 22nd…
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- Person In The Parsha
- Word of the Month
- Ethical Teachings of the Torah
- Towards Better Davening and Torah Reading
- Divrei Menachem
- "From Machon Puah"
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Sedra Stats
2nd of 54 sedras (2nd of 12 in B’reishit)
Written on 230 lines in a Sefer Torah, rank: 15th…
Word of the Month
First opportunity for Kiddush L’vana this month (according to Minhag Yerushalayim) is Thursday night, October 22nd. Many people will wait for Motza"Sh.
Strict 7-days-after-the-molad people will have their first op on Sunday night, but only after 11:00pm, at which time the Moon will be low on the horizon and soon to set. Which means that Monday night is more likely for 7 day people.
Some people who wait for 7 days will take earlier opportunities during the rainy season (may it be HaShem’s will that it live up to its name), to avoid the risk of getting rained or clouded out night after night until the last op. OTOH many 7 day people keep it strictly throughout the year.