BS”D Pesach is known as חג המצות, the festival of matzos. It is actually the name Hashem uses when He refers to this festival. But, why does Hashem specifically single out matzah instead of the korban pesach, which in many ways is more central to the chag? The Many Faces of Matzah Matzah is called…
BS”D I’ve written previously, that the stunning turn of events chronicled within Megillas Esther really began when the Jewish people gathered together to fast, do teshuva, and plead to Hashem for mercy at the request of Esther HaMalkah. The situation may have seemed hopeless, yet they strengthened themselves in the belief that a geula could…
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BS”D In the process of doing research for another article, I landed on Gemara Shabbos 104a. This page delves into the significance of both the form and order of the Hebrew alphabet among other things. What I saw there “jumped out” at me so much that I realized I needed to put the first article…
BS”D On Tisha B’Av, we face two main, somewhat contradictory themes: aveilus (mourning) and teshuva (repentance). Though the ultimate goal of Tisha B’Av and the three weeks that proceed it is teshuva, the main focus on the ninth day of Av itself is aveilus over the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash. Throughout most of the day,…
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BS”D The three weeks between the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av is a period of constriction and introspection. It is a time when we collectively mourn over the destruction of the First and Second Temples and the devastating events that led up to it. It’s a time when we are also forced…
