The Fifteenth of Av
Article No. 35, 1986 It is written in the Mishnah (Taanit, p 26b): “Rabbi Shimon Ben Gamliel said, ‘No days […]
Books
Judges and Officers
Article No. 34, 1986 The writing says, “You shall place for yourself judges and officers in all your gates which
What Are Commandments that a Person Tramples with His Feet
Article No. 33, 1986 It is written in the portion, Ekev [Because]: “And it shall come to pass that because you listen
The Reason for Straightening the Legs and Covering the Head During the Prayer
Article No. 32, 1986 It is written in The Zohar (Vaetchanan, item 10): “Come and see, he who stands during the prayer
Concerning Yenika [Suckling] and Ibur [Impregnation]
Article No. 31, 1986 Ibur [conception/impregnation], Yenika [nursing], Mochin [adulthood/greatness] are three degrees. Once a person has been rewarded with entering Kedusha [holiness/sanctity], he begins to attain
The Klipa [Shell/Peel] that Precedes the Fruit
Article No. 30, 1986 In the portion, Balak, The Zohar writes (item 15), “If you say that so the Creator wished—to give
Lishma and Lo Lishma
Article No. 29, 1986 We find four kinds among observers of Torah and Mitzvot [commandments]: The first kind: Sometimes a person observes
A Congregation Is No Less than Ten
Article 28, 1986 It is written in The Zohar, Nasso (item 105): “Rabbi Elazar started, ‘Why have I come and there is no
The Creator and Israel Went into Exile
Article No. 27, 1986 It is written in The Zohar, BeHukotai [In My Statutes] (item 49), about the verse, “And I, too, will
A Near Way and a Far Way
Article No. 26, 1986 In the portion, Beshalach [When Pharaoh Sent], we find that the text tells us, “God did not lead
