1. The fifteenth of Av is a happy day, because of a number of happy things which happened on that day through the generations, as
Up to this point we have been discussing the ordinary form of loving-kindness, whereby a person lends money to his fellow. But another type of
1. One may not kiss one’s young sons in the synagogue. This is in order to fix in one’s heart that there is no love
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 – 118 Even though the Exile endures for a long time we must not give up hope that the Redemption will come, for
Chapter 28 A Miscellany Including Stationery, Clocks, Noises, Baby Carriages, Remuneration and Advance Preparations REMUNERATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED ON SHABBATH OR YOM TOV 66.a. There
פרק י, א-ג Esther – Chapter 10, 1-3 (א) וַיָּשֶׂם֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֧שׁ ׀ מַ֛ס עַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְאִיֵּ֥י הַיָּֽם׃ (ב) וְכָל־מַֽעֲשֵׂ֤ה תָקְפּוֹ֙ וּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹ וּפָֽרָשַׁת֙ גְּדֻלַּ֣ת מָרְדֳּכַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר
Chazal said about the verse “And he will surely heal!” that we see from here that the Torah gives permission to the healer to heal.
1. It is forbidden to speak lashon hara in front of one person, how much more so in front of many. 2. It is forbidden
(ט) כִּ֤י אַתָּה֙ בָּ֣א אֶל-הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר-יְיָ אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֣ן לָ֑ךְ לֹֽא-תִלְמַ֣ד לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת כְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖ת הַגּוֹיִ֥ם הָהֵֽם: כִּ֤י אַתָּה֙ בָּ֣א אֶל-הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר-יְיָ אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֣ן לָ֑ךְ לֹֽא-תִלְמַ֣ד לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת כְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖ת
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) לַמְנַצֵּחַ בִּנְגִינֹת מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִד. (ב) בְּבֹא הַזִּיפִים וַיֹּאמְרוּ לְשָׁאוּל הֲלֹא דָוִד מִסְתַּתֵּר עִמָּנוּ. (ג) אֱלֹהִים בְּשִׁמְךָ הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי וּבִגְבוּרָתְךָ תְדִינֵנִי. (ד) אֱלֹהִים שְׁמַע תְּפִלָּתִי הַאֲזִינָה
Our Sages said, ‘Whoever accepts the yoke of Torah has the yoke of livelihood and government removed from him’, and since they didn’t say ‘whoever
