Rashi In Chukas
Explains Sichon’s refusing our passage thru his land.
Does Devarim contradict Rashi?
Shabbos Shalom
Forty Two
Appears in two contexts in this parsha.
The Kli Yakar offers an approach.
What’s yours?
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Bein HaMitzorim
Means between which mitzorim?
Between the fast days there are 20 days.
The Arizal, Ramchal, and everybody say this is a 21, not 20, day period.
Which mitzorim are being referred to?
Shabbos Shalom
One Who Rejects
Just one קל וחוֹמר of Chazal
Is a כוֹפר בתוֹרה.
If he rejects the entire world of Gaonim and Rishonim, he’s not.
Why not?
Shabbos Shalom
Want To Be A Lefty In Your Next Life?
Rabbi Nachman offers two simple solutions.
Argue like Korach, or lie like a pro.
What’s the midah k’neged midah here?
Shalom Shabbos
Accepting Loshon Hora
Is worse than expressing it.
Talmudic and halachic fact.
The Meraglim suffer an untimely and grisly death.
Dor HaMidbar dies timely and peacefully.
Despite their having accepted the toxic LH of the M?
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Priestly Blessings
Are called Nesiyas Kapayim
In Gemara, Rishonim, and Acharonim.
Why does the Chumash omit the hands?
Shabbos Shalom
Give The Rabbi No Rest
After eating milchig, one must wait before eating fleishig.
The Noam Elimelech(Mishpatim) writes, “Chazal are lenient in this area for Shavuos”.
Poskim rely on this l’maaseh (see Piskei Teshuvos 494).
Why not be lenient after fleishig before milchig too?
Chag Sameach
Levite Looks At Holy Vessels
And he dies!
What else causes death by looking at it?
How are the two connected?
Shabbos Shalom
We’ve learned Lag BaOmer is a day for the kids.
Send me their full Jewish names.
I’ll pass them along to the right conflagration.
Lag Sameach!