Monthly Archives: ‍‍ Adar / Nisan 5766 - March 2006

My Life as a Pendulum

Posted on ‍‍27 Adar 5766 - March 27, 2006 by micha

Usually, when we think of the pendulum as a metaphor, it’s of a process that goes too far in one direction, then too far in the other, until eventually it reaches equilibrium at the mean. I’m thinking of a different … Continue reading →

Posted in Middos | 4 Comments

Rav Breuer: ‘Glatt Kosher — Glatt Yoshor’

Posted on ‍‍21 Adar 5766 - March 21, 2006 by micha

The essay below, written by Rav Dr. Yosef Breuer, Zt”l, originally appeared in volume XI 1949/50 of the Mitteilungen. It was reproduced on pages 238 to 239 in Rav Breuer: His Life and Legacy. (With thanks to R’ Yitzchok Levine … Continue reading →

Posted in Yosher | 2 Comments

Yahrzeit and Simchah

Posted on ‍‍10 Adar 5766 - March 10, 2006 by micha

This Shabbos is the first yahrzeit of the children Aryeh Lev ben Avraham, a”h Noach Simcha ben Avraham, a”h Adira Emunah bat Avraham, a”h Natan Yekutiel ben Avraham, a”h You may recall the story; four children, were killed when a … Continue reading →

Posted in Aveilus, Simchah | 3 Comments

Chidush and Shinui

Posted on ‍‍9 Adar 5766 - March 9, 2006 by micha

Rabbi Yochanan ben Beroka and Rabbi Elazar ben Chisma went to Peki’in to visit their rebbe, Rabbi Yehoshua. Rabbi Yehoshua asked them to repeat something they had learned in the beis medrash since their last encounter. They answered, “We are … Continue reading →

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The Rambam on Time During Creation

Posted on ‍‍3 Adar 5766 - March 2, 2006 by micha

I thought readers might enjoy the following sources on the Rambam on Creation. The Rambam writes: The following point now claims our attention. The account of the six days of creation contains, in reference to the creation of man, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Creation | 3 Comments