The Conceptual Distinction Between “Shnei” and “Shnayim”
Rav Silver relates in his work Anfei Erez, that in the year 5674 (1913-1914) when he visited his former teacher, Rav Meir Simcha of Dvinsk, the renowned author of the […]
The Difference Between Chanukah Candles and Lighting the Menorah
The Gemara (Menachos 88b) rules in a case where a Menorah candle in the Beis Hamikdash burned out early, as follows: אמר רבי יוחנן אמר רבי נר שכבתה, נידשן השמן […]
One Who is Uncomfortable is Exempt from Succah
There is a well-known halacha that one who is uncomfortable sitting in the Succah is exempt from it, מצטער פטור מן הסוכה (Succah 26a). The most common explanation for this […]
Halachic Issues and Implications of Akeidas Yitzchak
The Midrashim suggest an unusual transformation occurred to Avraham during Akeidas Yitzchak. In the Torah (Bereishis 22:2) Avraham is told to bring Yitzchak to the “land of Moriah.” The Midrashim […]
