Beis Vaad L'Chachamim

The first part is from Rabbi Avraham Bukspan, author of several excellent Parsha works, whose Frand-like style begins with likkut but ultima...

Around a year ago, my wife and I began learning Tanach together. We have gone through Yehoshua, Shoftim, and Melachim, all with Rashi. My w...

In the Mitzva of Hakhel, we are told to gather all of Klal Yisrael during Sukkos of the year that follows Shemittah to hear the reading of a...

The Mitzva of Hakhel is stated thus: הקהל את העם האנשים והנשים והטף וגרך אשר בשעריך למען ישמעו  Gather the nation, men and women and childre...

Chagiga 3a: Reb Yehoshua (ben Chananiah, the stam Reb Yehoshua in Shas) asked the talmidim who visited him what was new in the Bais Medrash ...

Reb Meir Simchah in this week’s parsha, Parshas Netzavim, says an interesting thing. He says that now that there is an option of doing teshu...

Please note: This discussion is more about strange hashkafos than about enlightenment. It is very possible that careful thought would show ...