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 Why Are The Aron's Dimensions Fractured? .: Viewed: 2108 times :.
All the vessels in the Mishkan had measurements in whole Amot/1 Amah (Approximately 2 feet), 2 Amot or 10 Amot, etc. The Aron that contained the LUCHOT (The Two Tablets) was the exception to this. All of its measurements were incomplete and fractured Amot. Its length was 2 and a half Amot, its width, 1 and a half Amot, and its height, 1 and a half Amot. What is the reason for this? Surely the...
Published: March 8, 2017 |
Why Mourn for a Temple We Never Saw? .: Viewed: 2103 times :.
On Tisha B'Av we mourn for the destruction of the first and second Holy Temples. The Talmud in Trachtate Taanit (Page 30) states that all Mitzvot that apply to a mourner during the Shiva also apply to the entire Jewish people on Tisha B'Av.
In other words, according to Halacha we are all sitting Shiva on Tisha B'Av. But, how can this be? For the Halacha states that if a close relative has...
Published: July 13, 2017 |
G-D's Recycling Business .: Viewed: 2101 times :.
The Zohar states that Eliyahu Hanavi was the Reincarnated soul of Pinchas, the grandson of Aharon the Kohen Gadol. Pinchas was the hero whose active zealotry saved the Jewish People from destruction by a deadly plague (Bamidbar 25). Is Reincarnation mentioned in TANACH?
The Ramban brings a proof text for Reincarnation from the book of Iyov. "Wow, all these wonders G-D does, 2 or 3...
Published: June 24, 2016 |
G-d’s Mishpatim - REINCARNATION! .: Viewed: 2089 times :.
“And these are the JUDGEMENTS you shall place before them.” (Shemot 21:1) Parshat Mishpatim begins with a litany of human suffering, misery, afflictions, poverty and slavery. Why does life contain so much tragedy?
The Zohar states that the answer to this profound question lies with our verse “And these (human tragedies), are G‑d’s JUDGEMENTS for a person’s...
Published: February 13, 2020 |
Why Do We Cry? .: Viewed: 2085 times :.
We have all cried – sometimes from joy, more often from sorrow. Why do we express both opposite emotions in the exact same way? Why is G-d, usually so generous with the wondrous resources with which He has endowed us, so restricting in this respect? Was there not some way to differentiate more clearly between joy and sorrow? On a physiological level, the encyclopedia informs us,...
Published: July 19, 2017 |
The 4 Dimensions of Existence .: Viewed: 2083 times :.
According to Kabbalah, every part of our world is divided into four categories of existence. In ascending spiritual order they are:
1) DOMEM, silent and mineral
2) TZOMEACH, sprout or vegetable
3) CHAI, living or animal
4) MEDABAR, a speaking...
Published: November 5, 2015 |
Yaakov’s 12 Sons: Star Power Plus .: Viewed: 2083 times :.
Yosef had a dream about himself and his brothers. “And he dreamed another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said, I have dreamed that the sun, the moon, and 11 stars bowed down to me” (Bereshit 37:9). One of the meanings of Yosef’s dream is that the Jewish People are All Stars. Perhaps that is why Jews invented Hollywood. (Pun Intended) In Jewish astrology, G-d...
Published: December 20, 2017 |
Yakov’s Weird Wedding .: Viewed: 2083 times :.
The father of the first Jewish family, Yakov, was the victim of a last minute switch on his wedding night. His father-in-law, Lavan, substituted Leah, the older of his two daughters, for Rachel, the one whom Yakov loved and worked for. Yakov discovered the deception only after he had consummated the marriage with Leah. Yakov, choosing to accept his Mazal (fate), remained with Leah and later...
Published: November 7, 2018 |
Why does Yirmiyahu refer to Tisha B’Av as a Festival? .: Viewed: 2083 times :.
On Tisha B'Av we mourn for the destruction of the first and second Holy Temples. The Talmud in Trachtate Taanit (p. 30) states that all Mitzvot that apply to a mourner during the Shiva also apply to the entire Jewish people on Tisha B'Av.
In other words, according to Halacha we are all sitting Shiva on Tisha B'Av. But, how can this be? For the Halacha states that if a close relative has...
Published: July 15, 2021 |
Shemini Atzeret - Saving the Best for Last! .: Viewed: 2080 times :.
Shemini Atzeret marks the end of the season of our Yamim Tovim. The season began with the Yemei Haslichot, Rosh Hashana, the Aseret Yemei Teshuva and Yom Kippur. It continued with Sukot and Shemini Atzeret-Simchat Torah. The literal meaning of ATZERET is "restraint". There are various interpretations as to why the term Atzeret is applied to the day immediately after Sukot, which is called...
Published: September 3, 2015 |
Is the Temple Mount Truly in Our Hands? .: Viewed: 2077 times :.
As we approach Yom Yerushalayim, we remember G-d’s incredible miracle, encapsuled in that magic moment when IDF General Motta Gur uttered those wondrous words, “The Temple Mount is in our hands.” Since the Six Day War, the Halachic question arose whether it is permitted for Jews to ascend the Temple Mount. This may seem like only a Halachic question, but it has far reaching...
Published: May 2, 2012 |
Why Do We Dream? .: Viewed: 2077 times :.
There was a popular song called “Life is but a Dream”. The Mishnah in Avot states, “One moment of pleasure in the After-Life is better than all of life in this world”.
How can we have confidence that another world awaits us after death? The answer is dreams! Have you ever had a dream that was so vivid, that you experienced it as if it were reality, but then you...
Published: November 1, 2016 |
Shavuot: Mitzva Lite & Minhag Heavy .: Viewed: 2076 times :.
Where is the section called, "Hilchot Shavuot" in the Shulchan Aruch? In fact, Hilchot Shavuot does not appear, because Shavuot does not have its own section in the Shulchan Aruch. Instead, the last chapter of Hilchot Pesach is called, "Seder Tefillat Chag HaShavuot", and it contains just 3 short sentences. The Shuchan Aruch simply lists the order of davening for Shavuot, and which Torah...
Published: May 27, 2016 |
Moshe's Improper Rebuke of Korach .: Viewed: 2075 times :.
Moshe says to Korach, "It is too much for you (RAV), you sons of Levi" (Bamidbar 16:7). The Talmud in Sota 13 states, "With the word RAV (too much), Moshe rebuked Korach and the other Levites. Therefore, with the word RAV (too much), G-D rebuked Moshe that he would not enter Eretz Yisrael." Rashi explains that Moshe was held accountable for the improper way he spoke to Korach and the other...
Published: June 16, 2016 |
The Third Temple-Larger Than The Temple Mount? .: Viewed: 2073 times :.
The Haftora of Parashat Tesaveh deals with the construction of the Third and Final Temple. A major problem is that Yehezkel's vision of the Third Temple in Ch. 48 describes a sanctuary of enormous dimensions. It will be so huge, that Abarbanel claims it will be even larger than the entire Temple Mount. It will be so big, that the Malbim in Zechariya Ch. 2 claims that Yehezkel's Temple...
Published: February 11, 2016 |
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