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The Absence of any breaks

One of the features of the Torah is the paragraphing system known as Petuchot and Stumot.  A Petucha is where the whole of the remaining part of the line is left blank and the text resumes on the next line and its purpose is…

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Charoset

The Gemara (Pesachim 116a) and the commentaries contain many recipes, which are not based merely on taste, but on solid halakhic reasons. Rabbi Levi says that the charoset is “zekher le-tapuach (in memory of the apple)”, i.e. the apple tree under which…

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Charoset

The Gemara (Pesachim 116a) and the commentaries contain many recipes, which are not based merely on taste, but on solid halakhic reasons. Rabbi Levi says that the charoset is “zekher le-tapuach (in memory of the apple)”, i.e. the apple tree under which…

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Importance of Hakarat Hatov

In this week’s Sidro Ch.23 V.5 why does the Torah state that an Amoni (Ammonite) and a Mo’avi (Moabite)  are not permitted to join the holy community for two reasons:- They refused to supply food and water during the Exodus…

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