The Nine Days: Mourning for Bais HaMikdash
I wrote this article last year as part of a series about the Jewish Beliefs, during the Nine Days.

I Thought That He Loved Me
My father really let me have it.
It was many years ago that my father gave me such a stinging and ringing slap and threw me out of the house.
I’ll [...]

Rosh Chodesh
This post about Rosh Chodesh is not intended to be understood by everyone.

Rosh Chodesh Kislev
Today starts Rosh Chodesh Kislev.
I heard once from my Rosh Kollel decades ago an explanation for the seemingly surprising statement by Chazal that regarding the Korban Chatas of Rosh Chodesh that the Aibershter asks us to offer up for Him [...]

Tachnun (Tachanun Prayer)
I wrote a post last year on this day, Sivan 13, about a cute story that happened in shul on the subject of Tachnun (Tachanun prayer). You can see it here.

Tachnun and a Chosson Again
Anyway, I couldn’t believe my ears, it happened with Tachnun and a chosson again. I was in the same shul, [...]

Torah Study
I wish to share with my readers a certain satisfaction that I’ve had in my Torah study with the lu’ach (calendar) of Chaburas Shas from Lakewood. I don’t really know anything about the people involved in the chabura, even today. But I used to see the lu’ach with the accompanying pink colored explanation popping [...]

Shavuos: Matan Torah
In a few hours begins the Chag, Jewish Holiday, Shavuos 2010. The main theme of Shavuos is Matan Torah.

Matan Torah
The Kabbalistic works, especially the Aitz Chaim and its commentaries, discuss what happens during the Creation which occurs at every moment, the path that the Hashpaah from the Creator comes from above to below, so to [...]

The Chag (Jewish Holiday) of Shavuos
This is an edited copy of an article that I wrote in a previous year in a different blog before the Chag, Jewish holiday, of Shavuos, in the category Jewish Holidays.

Jewish Holidays: Shavuos 2010
The next Jewish holiday coming up in the Jewish calendar, one of the full fledged Jewish Holidays, [...]

Preparations for Shavuos
We are in the last week of Sefirah, doing the last preparations for Shavuos.

Shavuos 2010
Shavuos this year, Shavuos 2010, falls on Tuesday evening from sunset May 18, until nightfall on the 19th. Shavuos is a full fledged Chag, Jewish Holiday.
Parshas Yisro
The Torah tells us that on Rosh Chodesh Sivan Klal Yisroel arrived at [...]

More on Pesach Sheni
I wrote an article about Pesach Sheni last week, here is the link.

I received a comment from David in the UK. I copy it here:
“The source for the Majority / Minority that you mention- I have not learned. Regarding Fulfilling the Pesach in Iyyar- Divrey Ha Yamin Bet 30: 13-23 (It has [...]

Pesach Sheni
Today is Pesach Sheni, Pesach Sheni 2010.

The Gates of Heaven
The sefarim bring in the name of the Zohar HaKadosh that during the week of Hod, which starts on Pesach Sheni, that the Gates of Heaven open up, and they announce, “Whoever didn’t succeed in making it in during the week of Pesach, has another [...]

Lag B’Omer
Lag B’Omer is coming.

Lag B’Omer The Biyaner Rebbe’s Hadlakah
News from the mikve:
They say that this year Lag B’Omer the Biyaner Rebbe’s Hadlakah will be at eleven o’clock so that there won’t be any Chillul Shabbos from people trying to make it in time.
Meanwhile, enjoy this:

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