Beis Vaad L'Chachamim

For Jan, of New Jersey, I will try to provide a brief summary in English of the paragraphs I cite. The mitzva to remember the lasting damage...

I am putting several interesting things about this week's mitzvah in this post.  I will occasionally add to the post  as new ideas come ...

This is from the translation I did for Artscroll/Mesorah of Reb Moshe's journal, with some changes and an addition.  וַ יֹּאמֶר כִּי יָ...

The Kli Yakar here cites the Mechilta as saying that Amaleik is allegorized to the fly. (The Baal Haturim here points out that the first le...

Parts of this are based on the Sfas Emes here from year reish lamed hei. The Gemora in the fifth perek of Brachos says that “afilu nachash...