Monthly Archives: ‍‍ Nisan / Iyar 5768 - May 2008

Mourning During the Omer, part II

Posted on ‍‍25 Iyar 5768 - May 30, 2008 by micha

As I wrote in the previous post, there are two events that we are commemorating by mourning during the omer, and they seem to have happened on different dates. Rabbi Aqiva’s students died in the first part of the omer, … Continue reading →

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Mourning During the Omer

Posted on ‍‍24 Iyar 5768 - May 28, 2008 by micha

א: אלו הימים שבין פסח לעצרת, מוחזק אצל כל ישראל זה שנות מאות רבות לימי דין וימי אבל, מפני שבזמן הקצר הזה מתו שנים עשר אלף זוגות תלמידי חכמים תלמידי רבי עקיבא, כדאיתא ביבמות (סב:), וכולם מתו במיתת אסכרא (שם).ועוד: … Continue reading →

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Another’s Gashmiyus is my Ruchnius

Posted on ‍‍17 Iyar 5768 - May 22, 2008 by micha

יענעמס גשמיות איז בא מיר רוחניות. Another’s physical needs/wants are for me, spiritual. I first heard this sentiment from R’ Shaul Margoliszt”l, the Chassidishe rav of the shul of my childhood, The Lubavitcher Rebbezt”l describes it as an old Chassidic … Continue reading →

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In the Name of the One Who Said It

Posted on ‍‍11 Iyar 5768 - May 16, 2008 by micha

(I think this will be the last post in this series on ge’ulah.) גדולה תורה יותר מן הכהונה ומן המלכות, שהמלכות נקנית בשלשים מעלות, והכהונה בעשרים וארבע, והתורה נקנית בארבעים ושמונה דברים, ואלו הן:… והאומר דבר בשם אומרו. הא למדת: … Continue reading →

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Ben Shishim leZiqnah

Posted on ‍‍3 Iyar 5768 - May 8, 2008 by micha

I found I couldn’t let the day go without comment, so here are two old posts of mine written originally for other fora on the subject of the meaning of Zionism. R’ Aharon Soloveitchikzt”l gave the following parable, to explain … Continue reading →

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Ge’ulah and Accepting Hashem as King

Posted on ‍‍2 Iyar 5768 - May 6, 2008 by micha

(Significantly expanded May 6th.) When someone hears bad news, such as a death, the gemara (Pesachim 50a) tells them to say the berakhah of “Dayan haEmes“. This phrase is often translated “the True Judge” as though it were a noun-adjective … Continue reading →

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Ge’ulah and the Halachic Process

Posted on ‍‍27 Nisan 5768 - May 2, 2008 by micha

Last week I drew the conclusion from the Qetzos haChoshen that Torah is not Truth, it — combined with the Jewish People — is the process by which “Truth will bloom from the earth”. As I wrote then: One wonders … Continue reading →

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