Psalm 121
We arrive at quite possibly the most famous psalm of the whole book of Tehillim.
‘Esah einai el heharim, meayin yavo ezri. Ezri ma’im Hashem...
Tehilim – Psalm 41
This tehillim is in memory of Hayeled Yaakov Moshe ben HaRav Avraham
This week’s Psalm is one of the chapters that we say when we...
Tehilim – Psalm 17
In this week’s psalm, we start with a phrase that is tremendously essential for the Jewish people throughout life, “Hakeshivah rinati ha’azinah tefilati –...
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Pesach Cleaning or OCD
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It’s that time of year again! I always find post Purim a really anxious time as I get stuck in...
ANIMAL RIGHTS AND WRONGS
The sugya on Daf 32b debates whether צער בעלי חיים is a Torah law or not, but gives no indication where it is mentioned...
PRIVACY IN HALACHA – Ohr Hamercaz
by R' Yaacov Schonberg
PRIVACY IN HALACHA
The opening dafim of Bava Basra discuss היזק ראיה, damage by visual access. Partners who share a yard or...
An “Extra” Ten Commandments For Shavuot 2024
By Rabbi Moshe Taragin
For over two thousand years, humanity lived in darkness and confusion. The human imagination could not imagine a One G-d responsible...
Yehoshua’s Name Change By Rabbi Danny Mirvis
“These are the names of the men who Moshe sent to spy out the Land, and Moshe called Hoshea bin Nun, ‘Yehoshua’” (Bamidbar 13:16).
This...
DAF TOPICS by Yakov Schonberg from OHR HAMERCAZ
BAL TOLIN – PUNCTUAL WAGES
Paying wages punctually is probably the most common Choshen Mishpat issue that affects most people regularly, yet few are familiar...
