Monthly Archives: ‍‍ Menachem Av / Elul 5771 - August 2011

Shaarei Yosher, sec. 1: Mission – part 1

Posted on ‍‍1 Elul 5771 - August 31, 2011 by micha

Shaarei Yosher was written by Rav Shim’on Shkop (1860-October 22, 1939), and the body of the text deals with the principles by which doubt is resolved in court cases and in legislation, and the principles by which halakhah is set. … Continue reading →

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Modeh Ani (redux)

Posted on ‍‍25 Menachem Av 5771 - August 24, 2011 by micha

A while back I blogged a recording of a shiur I gave on Modeh Ani. The sound quality on the recording was too poor for the shiur to be made out by most listeners. I recently emailed a group a piece on … Continue reading →

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The Ninth of Av 5761

Posted on ‍‍9 Menachem Av 5771 - August 9, 2011 by micha

Elad Fogel, age 4   We say, “משנכנס אדר מרבין בשמחה — when Adar comes in, we increase in joy.” But this year, like too many years, Adar brought with it events that more fit our saying for this month. … Continue reading →

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The Ninth of Av, 3830

Posted on ‍‍9 Menachem Av 5771 - August 8, 2011 by micha

The second half of parashas Naso is quite repetitious. The head of each tribe brought a gift for the consecration of the Mishkan. Each gift was the same, but aside from some slight but intriguing grammatical differences, all twelve are … Continue reading →

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Teaching Mussar

Posted on ‍‍5 Menachem Av 5771 - August 4, 2011 by micha

I recently commented on a post on Cross-Currents by R. Jonathan Rosenblum (RJR), an article that originally appeared in Mishpacha Magazine on July 30th 2011, titled “Dr. Middos is not Just for Kids“. A good article, worth reading, a discussion … Continue reading →

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