Monthly Archives: ‍‍ Adar I / Adar II 5771 - March 2011

39 Melakhos

Posted on ‍‍9 Adar II 5771 - March 14, 2011 by micha

(Expanded from a couple of months ago.) שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים, תֵּעָשֶׂה מְלָאכָה, וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי יִהְיֶה לָכֶם קֹדֶשׁ, שַׁבַּת שַׁבָּתוֹן לַה’; כָּל-הָעֹשֶׂה בוֹ מְלָאכָה, יוּמָת. Six days work shall be done, and the seventh day shall be holy for you, a Sabbatical … Continue reading →

Posted in Ta`amei haMitzvos | Leave a comment

Hopeless

Posted on ‍‍28 Adar I 5771 - March 3, 2011 by micha

(For an earlier post on depression and hopelessness, see “Raba Got Up and Slaughtered Rav Zeira” about a famous gemara about Purim. This thought comes mostly from R’ Menachem Zupnik, said a number of years ago, with some embellishments of … Continue reading →