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The Hebrew language has quite a few root-words that refer to the concept of “seeing”. In this essay we will briefly try to get a handle on some of...
When G-d informed Abraham that Sarah was still destined to produce an heir, his reaction was to “laugh” (va’yitzchak, Gen. 17:17). Similarly,...
One of most famous passages in the entire Bible reads: “Moses commanded us the Torah, a heritage (morashah) for the Congregation of Jacob” (Deut....
The Book of Kings refers to the seventh month of the Jewish calendar — what we colloquially call Tishrei — as the “Month of the Eitanim” (I...
As Moses passed the torch of leadership to his protégé and successor Joshua, he said to the younger padawan, Chazak V’Ematz — “Be strong and...
In his classical work Chovot HaLevavot, Rabbeinu Bachaya Ibn Pakuda (1050-1120) concludes his section on Bitachon (“trust” in G-d ) by noting...
The Mishna teaches that on Rosh Hashana all the inhabitants of the world pass before G-d like the animals of a corral, and G-d passes judgment...
Every year, on the Shabbat preceding Yom Kippur, we read the prophet Hoshea’s famous words in the Haftara: “Return O Israel until Hashem...
The Book of Deuteronomy is especially concerned with making sure that a Jew will not forget certain essentials. To that effect, it warns against...
As a kid growing up in Los Angeles, I was familiar with the city’s most famous streets: Hollywood Boulevard, Avenue of the Stars, Melrose Place,...
The month of Elul is traditionally set aside as a time for introspection and moral contemplation. This generally produces a major uptick in the study...
The pursuit of peace and quiet has been at the forefront of man’s endeavors since time immemorial. The Romans famously achieved this objective in...
The best way to remember the glory of the Holy Temple is to imagine ourselves reliving those times of old. Imagine walking past the Walls of Jerusalem...
The way the Torah looks at it, there are three types of murderers: One who kills by mistake (shogeg), one who kills by complete accident (oness), and...
In this 3-part mini-series we will discuss the five Hebrew words for the “soul.” In Part 1 we discussed the different etymologies of the words...
In this 3-part mini-series we will discuss the five Hebrew words for the “soul.” In Part 1 we discussed the different etymologies of the words...
In this 3-part mini-series, we will discuss the five Hebrew words for the “soul.” In Part 1 we discuss the different etymologies of the words...
The story of Korach and his rebellion against Moshe is all about hair. Korach — whose name literally means “bald” in Hebrew — was said to have...
The mitzvah of Challah mandates that one give to a kohen a special tithe from his or her dough. The Bible always uses the Hebrew...
The Torah twice describes the manna as resembling the gad seed (Ex. 16:31, Num. 11:7), but the meaning of the word gad is not readily understood....
King David famously said that the Torah is more precious than gold. In one passage he writes, “The Torah of Your mouth is better for me than...
Rabbi Yisrael Yaakov Algazi (1680-1757) explains that chalifah refers to when two people switch animals in a sort of transactionary transfer of...
Two very common words for “document” in Rabbinic Hebrew make absolutely no appearances in the Bible: gett and shtar. The actual Biblical term...
The Torah mandates that any kohen or animal with a mum (“blemish”) becomes unfit for ritual sacrifice. The animal may not be brought as an...
The Torah offers two prohibitions for “stealing,” and these two prohibitions have different rules associated with them. When the Torah says lo...
In Biblical Hebrew, there are two sets of words for one’s parents-in-law: in one set of words, cham is “father-in-law” and chamot is...
In last week’s essay, we began discussing the difference between the Hebrew word shirah and zimrah, which both mean “song.” This essay...
Dedicated in honor of my favorite song: Shira Yael Klein The American historian Cyrus Gordon (1908-2001) wrote, “Our contemporaries have split the...
According to the Midrashic works Chuppas Eliyahu and Pirkei Rabbeinu HaKadosh, there are eight Hebrew words for “food:” ochel, dagan, shever,...
The Torah forbids a Jew from performing any melacha on Shabbat (Ex. 20:10; 32:14-15; 35:2; Lev. 23:3; Deut. 5:14). Similarly, the Torah reports that...
The Torah reports that after Moshe ascended Mount Sinai to receive the Torah, he spent some time atop the mountain before returning to the Jewish...
When Mordechai tried to convince Queen Esther to intervene on the Jews’ behalf, he famously told her, “…for if you shall surely be silent at...
After detailing how to fashion the Kohen Gadol’s tzitz, the Torah commands that the tzitz be placed on Aharon’s meitzach* (Ex. 29:38). The...
The Torah commands that atop the Holy Ark in the Tabernacle they should make two kruvim (“cherubim”) facing each other. The Talmud explains...
The Torah introduces the laws of the Red Heifer by saying, “This is the chok of the Torah” (Num. 19:2). From this instance and many others it...
The Ten Commandments famously open with the words, “I am the L-rd your G-d who took you out of Egypt…” (Ex. 20:2). In this context, the Hebrew...
In the Song of the Sea, the Jewish People recount the events leading up to the miraculous parting of the Red Sea and the Egyptians’ fateful drowning...
The eighth of ten plagues which G-d brought upon the Egyptians in the lead-up to the Exodus was the Plague of Arbeh — locust. Locust is the word...
Before the Plague of Hail, Moshe warns Pharaoh that he truly deserves to be killed, but that G-d had said, “Nonetheless, because (baavur) of this I...
I still remember my fifth grade rebbe, Rabbi A. Y. Berman, asking the one-hundred-dollar question: Why does the Torah sometimes refer to the Egyptian...
The third patriarch of the Jewish People is blessed with three different names: Yaakov (Jacob), Yisrael (Israel), and Yeshurun (Jeshurun). In...
The word kohen is commonly translated as “priest.” In a halachic context it refers specifically to Aharon the High Priest’s male descendants,...
When telling of the future downfall of the descendants of Esau, the prophet Ovadiah (Ovadiah 1:18) refers to the House of Jacob as an aish, the House...
Long before the fidget spinner became the world’s favorite pastime, Jewish children played with spinning tops on the holiday of Chanuka. Such a...
Then Yaakov gained the upper hand in his struggle against Esav’s angel, the angel asked to be released, saying, “Send me away, ki alah...
There seem to be three synonymous words in Hebrew which all mean “thought”: hirhur (hirhurim in plural), machshava (machashavot in plural),...
When Rivka told Yaakov that he should present himself as Esav in order to receive the coveted blessings from Yitzchak, Yaakov protested that Esav was...
In this essay we will focus on six words for “old” that appear in the Bible and Rabbinic literature: zaken, seivah, yashish, kashish,...
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