There is a well-known and fundamental Talmudic dispute regarding two competing endeavors. On the one hand, there is the imperative of constant Torah study, as contained in the passuk: לֹא־יָמוּשׁ סֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָה הַזֶּה מִפִּיךָ וְהָגִיתָ בּוֹ יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה – “This book of Torah shall not depart from your mouth, and you shall meditate therein day and night” (Yehoshua 1:8). On the other hand, this week’s parshah features the passage that constitutes the [...]
Anyone even remotely acquainted with the davening (prayer) experience is familiar with the recital of Shemoneh Esrei as being from the most solemn aspects of the entire event. After the (hopefully) fervent humming of the preceding prayers, a hushed silence suddenly descends, as the assembled stand quietly, feet together, in united devotion. Keeping One’s Head About Them One indication of the gravity Chazal accord this solemn moment is the [...]
(The following is based in large part on a dissertation of the Nesivos Shalom, contained in the Bamidbar volume, p. 207.) What happens when the ninth of Av – usually observed as a day of fasting and intense mourning for the Churban (Destruction [of Yerushalayim and the Beis Hamikdash]) – occurs on Shabbos? This is actually more than just a question of pragmatics; as we shall see, the issue [...]
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