As we know, every word and letter in the Torah serves a precise and specific function; hence, Chazal fittingly devote much time toward expounding the Torah’s text to clarify its meaning and derive the particulars of its laws. Semichus Significance In any event, one of their methods of exposition involves not only the words themselves, but their arrangement. This device is known as “smichus – adjacency,” whereby Chazal delve into [...]
There is a perennial question that arises for educators and parents alike. Most everyone would agree that a gifted individual is quite capable of developing into a talmid chacham (accomplished Torah scholar) and should thus be encouraged to develop and realize this potential. The thornier issue involves the child who does not display such a level of aptitude: what should be the best course of action in relation to his [...]
Parshas Vayakhel opens with a section dealing with the laws of Shabbos: שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תֵּעָשֶֹה מְלָאכָה וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי יִהְיֶה לָכֶם קֹדֶשׁ שַׁבַּת שַׁבָּתוֹן לַד' כָּל־הָעֹשֶֹה בוֹ מְלָאכָה יוּמָת, לֹא־תְבַעֲרוּ אֵשׁ בְּכֹל משְׁבֹתֵיכֶם בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת – “Six days shall labor be done, and on the seventh day it shall be holy to you, a Sabbath of Sabbaths to Hashem; whoever performs labor then shall be killed. Do not kindle a [...]
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