When was Dovid Hamelech niftar? See Gemara Shabbos [30a]: Rav Yehudah says in the name of Rav: The passuk records Dovid’s request [Tehillim 39:5], ‘Inform me, Hashem, when I will…
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There is a subtle distinction between the tefillos Mussaf of Shabbos and Yom Tov. Though in both there is a mention of the korbanos to be offered. Yet, only on…
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In Megillas Esther, the unique phrase “pas’shegen ha’ksav” appears twice. The first time (3:14): “Pas’shegen ha’ksav … galui l’chol ha’amim l’hiyos asidim l’yom hazeh — A document … revealed to…
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In the Al Hanissim prayer, we mention that the goal of the Yevanim was “l’hashkicham Torasecha — to force them to forget Your Torah.” To explain this phrase, let’s start…
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The Gemara at the end of Maseches Makkos says: “Rabban Gamliel and Rabi Elazar ben Azariah and Rabi Yehoshua and Rabi Akiva were walking… another time they were walking to…
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“These are the words that Moshe spoke to all of Yisrael, on the other side of the Jordan…”(Devarim 1:1) Rashi notes that the words Moshe related to Klal Yisrael here…
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The average cost of raising a child from newborn to age 18 in America is almost $200,000 — feeding, housing, clothing and healthcare. That is without adding in the extra…
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