1) It is prohibited to have any benefit from wood used to construct the Sukkah, whether it was used for the walls or for the
We can get a sense of how reprehensible is a person who does not do acts of kindness from the fact that our Sages suspect
1) A public speaker who during his speech would like to quote verses from the written law, and finds it difficult to open the text
Parshas Emor “And you may not eat bread, parched corn or fresh ears until the middle of this day!” (Vayikra 23:14) It is a negative
Tehilim – 113 The chapters of Hallel, according to the explanation of Rabbeinu Don Yitzchok Abarbanel, deal predominantly with the Future Redemption, the anticipation thereof,
Chapter 11 Various Laws Relating to the Preparation of Food on Shabbath and Yom Tov SEPARATION OF TERUMOTH, MA’ASROTH AND CHALLA ON SHABBATH AND
פרק ט, כט-לב (כט)וַ֠תִּכְתֹּב אֶסְתֵּ֨ר הַמַּלְכָּ֧ה בַת־אֲבִיחַ֛יִל וּמָרְדֳּכַ֥י הַיְּהוּדִ֖י אֶת־כָּל־תֹּ֑קֶף לְקַיֵּ֗ם אֵ֣ת אִגֶּ֧רֶת הַפֻּרִ֛ים הַזֹּ֖את הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ (ל)וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח סְפָרִ֜ים אֶל־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים אֶל־שֶׁ֨בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּמֵאָה֙ מְדִינָ֔ה מַלְכ֖וּת אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ
Chazal say that if a person sanctifies himself on this earth, they also sanctify him on high. If he sanctifies himself a little they sanctify
5. One who speaks lason hara, transgresses the prohibition, Beware, lest you forget Hashem, your God, which is a prohibition against acting arrogantly, as one
(יב) וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים אֶל-ל֗וֹט עֹ֚ד מִֽי-לְךָ֣ פֹ֔ה חָתָן֙ וּבָנֶ֣יךָ וּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָ וְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר-לְךָ֖ בָּעִ֑יר הוֹצֵ֖א מִן-הַמָּקֽוֹם: וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים אֶל-ל֗וֹט עֹ֚ד מִֽי-לְךָ֣ פֹ֔ה חָתָן֙ וּבָנֶ֣יךָ וּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָ וְכֹ֥ל
1. שמע ישראל ה’ אלוקינו ה’ אחד “Hear Yisrael, Hashem is our G-d, Hashem is one!” It is a positive commandment to believe
(א) תְּהִלָּה לְדָוִד אֲרוֹמִמְךָ אֱלוֹהַי הַמֶּלֶךְ וַאֲבָרְכָה שִׁמְךָ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד. (ב) בְּכָל יוֹם אֲבָרְכֶךָּ וַאֲהַלְלָה שִׁמְךָ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד. (ג) גָּדוֹל יְיָ וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד וְלִגְדֻלָּתוֹ אֵין
There are people who do not idle away their time, but they are constantly looking for ways to make more money, even though they have
