Showing posts with label Behar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Behar. Show all posts
Monday, May 18, 2020

The Essential Difference Between Assei and Lo Saaseh

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This is an important and enjoyable explanation of the fundamental difference between Mitzvos Assei and Mitzvos Lo Saaseh. The speaker wa...
Thursday, July 20, 2017

Massei. The Disregarded Halacha of the Greenbelt

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Again, here's the conclusion before the discussion.  Our Parsha mentions that the cities given to the Leviim must include a greenbelt,...
Thursday, May 18, 2017

Behar. Spectacular is the Benchmark

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Chazal say that farmers that keep Shmittah are mighty and valorous, like angels in their selfless fulfillment of Hashem's command. The ...
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Sunday, May 20, 2012

Behar, Vayikra 25:36. Ve'chei Achicha Imach. וחי אחיך עמך

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The Gemara in Bava Metzia 62a brings an argument between Bar Petura and Reb Akiva.  The discussion begins on 62a, and focuses on the words ...
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Friday, May 13, 2011

Behar, Vayikra 25:3. Shmittah, Shabbos, and Working for a Living.

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The Torah says that we will plant and harvest for six years, and then in the seventh year, we will let the land rest.  שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים ת...
Monday, May 11, 2009

Hebrew Names, Jewish Names, & Secular Names. A Guest Post, Annotated

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This was originally posted here in May 2009.  In June 2013 we posted on three closely related topics:   When one should name a daughter ; Th...
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