An eye for an eye
The Torah states that the punishment for speaking lashon hara (slander) is for that individual to be removed to outside the camp and be left alone. Rashi is troubled with a simple question. We know that Hashem does all judgement…
The Torah states that the punishment for speaking lashon hara (slander) is for that individual to be removed to outside the camp and be left alone. Rashi is troubled with a simple question. We know that Hashem does all judgement…
This week’s Parasha briefly mentions that one who murders another is subject to the punishment of death. The Mishnah in Sanhedrin points out that murder is an extremely severe act, since all subsequent generations are wiped out, not just one…
There are two events in Klal Yisrael which seem very similar on the surface, but when analysed in depth, they are clear to be far from the same. The stories of Chanukah and Purim tell of the attempt to annihilate…