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Is it a mitzva of לילה? Or is it a mitzva of פרסומי ניסא? It is clear that the reason for the mitzva is פרסומי ניסא, the question is how did...

What am I talking about? After all the Beis Yosef was bothered why there are 8 days so why do I want to add another day? The answer is Yom T...

When we look at על הניסים we see that it focuses exclusively on the נס of the war. It doesn't mention the נס of the candles whatsoever. ...

The following story is said about the Gra. When he was little the Cheder teacher told the boys that if they told him how many candles you li...

If you live in an apartment building in Israel you have a big question as to where to light Channuka candles. There are 4 options: 1. Outsid...

Yaakov davens to Hashem הציליני מיד אחי מיד עשו. The Beis Halevi asks why does Yaakov mention both Esav and my brother? He only had 1 brothe...

A while back I posted ( תפילת הדרך nowadays ) about RYBS opinion about saying תפילת הדרך nowadays. Recently, I heard a short shiur on תפילת ...

In last week's parsha (ויצא) we have the story of the birth of Dina. Rashi there comments (based on the Medrash) that Leah understood th...

The gemara in Kesubos 10b has the following story. A newly married couple came to Raban Gamliel. The husband claimed that his wife had not b...

At the beginning of last weeks parsha (ויצא) Rashi comments that before going to Lavan Yaakov stopped and learned at the Yeshiva of Shem and...

I mean with a different nusach in the middle beracha, for example on a weekday, we say the the same exact thing 3 times so it would be consi...

I recently started learning כתובות and therefore from time to time I will post interesting things that come up. Believe it or not, the gemar...

Rashi in last week's parsha (Chayei Sarah) comments on the pasuk (25,6) ולבני הפילגשם that פילגשים is written חסר and therefore we learn...

Both Avraham and Yitzchak had children who were not their spiritual heirs. Only Yaakov of the Avos had all of his children follow in his foo...

There is an interesting machlokes on how to read the words of רצה. We say והשב את העבודה לדביר ביתך ואשי ישראל ותפילתם באהבה תקבל ברצון. The...

Sharon's latest move to make his own party has IMHO helped the Charedim tremendously. How so? The answer is very simple, there are now 3...

Rashi quotes the Medrash that אליעזר really wanted his daughter to marry יצחק. In fact, אליעזר was a great man. Chazal describe him as ...

Elections in Israel are coming soon, most probably in the February - March timeframe. Due to recent developments the Charedi parties are in ...

The article is about whether elephants can jump (Tosafos in Kiddushin says that they can and science says that they don't) which may no...

Throughout history Jews have been moser nefesh including sacrificing their children. Why is Avraham Avinu praised so greatly? Was the עקידה ...