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Saying ?Hashem is lemaalah min hazeman? doesn?t really answer any questions or give explanations because we humans don?t understand what lemaalah min hazeman means. While I understand what each word [...]
. In Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Yomi, today begins Siman 173, Hilchos Orlah. I was surprised to find that - according to the Kitzur - the critical dates for establishing the [...]
A side effect of spending time trying to make a moderation decision is that I had time to think about the content of that exchange as well. > From: > [...]
Modeator's note: This discussion is somewhat on topic, being about HP and free will. But as you will see, it isn't the list's usual fare. With the current less-than-overwhelming volume, [...]
I was told that rav gershon ribner was asked if someone who makes millions should retire and learn or continue to work. he said every yeshiva bochur would say stop [...]
On Fri, Jul 04, 2025 at 09:59:17AM +1000, Rabbi Meir G. Rabi via Avodah wrote: >> Hil' Geneivas Daas from comparing that event to the end of Bereishis when >> [...]
R Micha suggested; We learn {WE, is that a reference to the Gemara or an Acharon?} Hil' Geneivas Daas from comparing that event to the end of Bereishis when the [...]
On Wed, Jul 02, 2025 at 05:35:25AM +0300, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > Dairy and fish. Do we try to understand alternative narratives of what R' > Karo was [...]
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- Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer
Rischa D'Araisa Season 11 Episode 10:רישא דלא אתידעWhy is Chabad-Lubavitch Marginalized by Both the Yeshivish and the Chassidish Worlds?https://listen.jewishpodcasts.fm/yeshivaofnewark/103648 [...]
- Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer
The Importance of a Makom Kavu'a -a specific place for Tefillah -and the ramifications of that importance.A recording for the BHP daily Halachic WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/Gz8rrxqRcfy9rMOXRLG6GS[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8PP0mnAcDo?si=GwzOCTppNlQjb9D_] [...]
- Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer
עירין קדישיןExplanations of the terms,whether they are one or two terms,their place in the systemand their role in it. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1v3I4lFuOM?si=Yl8BEJoOWIIF1PrJ] [...]
- Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer
Rischa D'Araisa Season 11 Episode 9:A Modern "Austritt" and "Teilung"?Skver's separatist crusade to prevent Jewish families from residing near their village.https://listen.jewishpodcasts.fm/yeshivaofnewark/103230Check out the websites on the issue:https://withinthemile.comhttps://skvermile.com [...]
- Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo-At2TpSi8?si=PW9OMIF9OyKq0KUv] [...]
- Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer
Rischa D'Araisa Season 11 Episode 8:?נִפְתַּ֛לְתִּי עִם־אֲחיי גַּם־יָכֹ֑לְתִּיWhat we can learn from the case of Naftuli Moster and the YAFFED organizationhttps://listen.jewishpodcasts.fm/yeshivaofnewark/102907 [...]
- Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer
שיחות מרן הג"ר שמעון זלזניק זצ"להתחלתי להעלות שיחות לבלוג [...]
- Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer
https://ateret-shlomo.org/en/archive_of_articles/aron-uzecha/Rischa D'Araisa Season 11 Episode 7:?לָבִיא, מִי יְקִימֶנּוּSounding off on:Netanyahu,Rav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin,Rav Malkiel Kotler,Trump,and Muskhttps://listen.jewishpodcasts.fm/yeshivaofnewark/102692 [...]
- Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDRG5eQ1pkI?si=QIQ8N-ewcj8aHyA0]A recording for the BHP daily Halachic Whatsapp grouphttps://chat.whatsapp.com/Gz8rrxqRcfy9rMOXRLG6GS [...]
- Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer
Rischa D'Araisa Season 11 Episode 6:Black Hats and Baseball Caps:Possible Futures and Instructive Historieshttps://listen.jewishpodcasts.fm/yeshivaofnewark/102188 [...]
- Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer
You are invited to a shiuron the topic of Shavuos on Shavuos (Sunday) night,11:45pm-12:30am, at our home, 3 Zabriskie Terrace in Monsey.I am also giving a shiur on "The Great [...]
- Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer
Rischa D'Araisa Season 11 Episode 5:The Brightest Aren't the Best:Why so many Gemara Talmidim remainill-served by their Rabbeimhttps://listen.jewishpodcasts.fm/yeshivaofnewark/101699 [...]
- Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer
I don't know when the print version will be coming out, but this is the link to my latest article, a review of Rabbi Dr. Adam Mintz's Building Communities: A [...]
- Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer
Subsequent episodes in the series will appear in the comments to this post.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujjAlz_SVQU?si=lGhHoG7dMWr3uXy0] [...]
Iggeres D'Rav Sherira Gaon, part 27: Rav Ashi vs The Reish Galusa (Exilarch); The Legend of Bustenai
- Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer
How Rav Ashi made the yeshiva at Masa Mechasya (Sura) permanent; his surpassing the Reishei Galusa in significance and dominance; and the history and legends of Bustenai.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGVFTfj-TSc?si=QSL4ukQ8AWnZ8f6k]Subsequent episodes in the [...]
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Nephesh Hachaim 1:13 1. T The things we say can also link celestial worlds, rectify this one, and interconnect with the upper worlds, as we’ll now see. After all, we’re [...]
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Da’at Tevunot 3:7 (¶ 118 [middle]) 1. We’d do well to take something into consideration, Ramchal adds here. It’s that just because something or someone is imperfect doesn’t mean [...]
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The Way of G-d 2:6:4 1. G-d allowed for a prosecutor in His court, famously known as satan 1. His role is to argue against the accused, which them enables [...]
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Nephesh Hachaim 1:12 1. R. Chaim already spoke 1 of the fact that we could only link celestial worlds, rectify this one, and interconnect with those upper worlds after we’d [...]
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Da’at Tevunot 3:6 (¶ 118 [beginning]) 1. Ramchal reiterates here 1 that wrong is a created entity 2 that was only designed to last for as long as G-d wanted [...]
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The Way of G-d 2:6:3 1. Given the above, the fact is that G-d doesn’t judge the world according to His foreknowledge but rather according to the way He wants [...]
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Nephesh Hachaim 1:11 1. Following up on the thought offered in the last chapter that despite our being connected to physicality we’re nevertheless superior to angels, R’ Chaim now [...]
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Da’at Tevunot 3:5 (¶s 116 [end] – 117) 1. Ramchal says that he’s going to expand upon things he’d said above 1 and reveal things that are “deep” about [...]
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The Way of G-d 2:6:2 1. G-d appears in each Sanhedrin and court, influences it, and sees to it that justice is served 1. Now, in some instances [...]
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Nephesh Hachaim 1:10 1. Given all of the above concerning our makeup and capacities, it’s reasonable to wonder whether angels are loftier than we are or we’re loftier than they. [...]
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Da’at Tevunot 3:4 (¶ 116 [beg.]) 1. Ramchal is about to offer something that will serve as a prelude to what’s to follow 1. It’s that even though G-d [...]
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Derech Hashem 2:6:1 In the course of His interactions with the world 1, G-d arranged it so that phenomena that affect both the things that humankind brings about 2 and [...]
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Nephesh Hachaim 1:9 1. Following through on the discussion of the previous chapter, R’ Chaim contrasts the situation of the generation that dwelt in the Sinai Desert 1 with that [...]
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Da’at Tevunot 3:3 (¶’s 103- 115) 1. It seems logical, doesn’t it, that goodness would be a product of something that emanates goodness while wrongfulness would be a product of [...]
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Da’atTevunot 3:2 (# 98 – 102) 1. Ramchal starts to explain the role of wrong and injustice in the world with a proposition derived from Rambam1. It’s that when G-d [...]
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Nephesh Hachaim 1:8 1. R’ Chaim offers a rather complex discussion here about the positioning of the Cherubs in the Tabernacle and Holy Temple in order to illustrate his point [...]
- Neil Harris
The website 18FORTY has a fantastic and thoughtful multimedia post on OTD that is worth watching, reading, and listening to. If you are reading this then you know I don’t [...]
- Neil Harris
Spoiler, there isn’t much substance to I what have to say. Also, I am spoiling the end of the Skywalker saga. After reading an excellent essay by Rabbi Harry Maryles [...]
- Neil Harris
I checked my recent writing history today and the last legit post of mine was really 3.5 years ago. For some that’s a long chunk of time. In that time [...]
- Neil Harris
My wife’s comment on Simchas Torah pretty much summed it up, “I feel like this is the biggest tease for you.” You see, my mom a”h was niftar right before [...]
- Neil Harris
When today comes around I usually think about things my father missed since he has been gone. I decided that this year I’ll attempt to list a number of things [...]
- Neil Harris
Walking out of shul, the morning after Yom Kippur, a follow early Sunday morning riser casually said to me, “Back to normal, right?” I was taken off guard (and also [...]
- Neil Harris
I have started this post about 2 dozen times over the past 3 years and I never seem to get more than about 300 words written about why I stopped [...]
- Neil Harris
I want to share something that Rav Efraim Twerski said at his Shabbos HaGadol drasha. After starting off with 10 questions Rav Twerski said over an amazing Torah from Rav [...]
- Neil Harris
So, tonight’s the 6th yahrtzeit for my dad, Avraham ben Zorach a”h (Al, of blessed memory). Like everyone else that has lost a parent I lit my 24 hour yahrzeit [...]
- Neil Harris
“WARMED BY THE FIRE OF THE AISH KODESH– Torah from the Hilulas of Reb Kalonymus Kalman Shapira of Piaseczna” by Rav Moshe Weinberger and adapted by Binyomin Wolf is more [...]