malchus
Re'eh – Cessation at seven
Why are the festivals all connected to the number seven? What is their connection to the seven of Shabbos? What is the special idea of simcha, joy, in this context? What is the connection to Elul, the loving relationship of the Jewish people with Hashem and the lead up to this joy? How does one…
Read MoreMalchus sheb'chesed, yesod sheb'yesod
So if you have been following the progression we have been seeing so far, there is an incredible correspondence between three sets of days: 25 Adar -> 16 Nissan (Pesach) -> 6 Sivan (Shavuos)1 Sivan -> 20 Sivan -> 9 Av17 Tammuz -> 9 Av -> 1 Tishrei (Rosh Hashana) The first day on each…
Read MoreShavuos, MBY and MBD
What is the connection between Genesis and Shavuos? Why is Shavuos called the festival of the ‘giving’ of the Torah, and not the receiving? What is the secret of the twenty days that are not included in the sefirah count? What is the connection between King David and Shavuos? What is the connection to Yosef?…
Read MoreMaharsha Moed Katan 28
Hashem dropped another Maharsha onto me which I believe is extremely significant. It is worth seeing inside, and can be found in Moed Katan on page 28. I heard it said over at a Shalom Zachar this past Friday night, and yesterday in the morning, it hit me as to why I needed to hear…
Read MorePekudei – revealed and concealed
Why was the mishkan only erected a few months after the parts were completed? Why was Moshe able to put it up, but not really able to? Why was it put up and then taken down numerous times? What does it mean that the mishkan will last forever? What is the concept of the parallel…
Read MoreAmalek, antithesis of the crown
Guest post by R’ Daniel Krentzman “ויבא עמלק וילחם עם ישראל ברפידים. ויאמר משה אל יהושע בחר לנו אנשים וצא הלחם בעמלק, מחר אנכי נצב בראש ומטה הא-לקים בידי. ויעש יהושע כאשר אמר לו משה להלחם בעמלק ומשה אהרן וחור עלו ראש הגבעה. והיה כאשר ירים משה ידו וגבר ישראל וכאשר יניח ידו וגבר עמלק”…
Read MoreBo – Keser and Malchus
Why were the first nine plagues performed by Moshe or Ahron, but the plague of the firstborn was done by Hashem Himself? Why did the Jews have to do something active to be excluded from the plague, as opposed to the previous plagues where this was not necessary? What is the significance of the blood…
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