If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill. (tehillim 137:5) The Gemara in Baba Basra 60b tells us that after the Second Temple was destroyed, ..
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One of the reasons why the bris milah takes place on the eighth day is because there is an angel teaching the baby Torah in the womb, but just before the baby is born, ..
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I was once at a funeral and heard a beautiful explanation of the significance of the bracha: “May you have arichas yomim (length of days)” ..
Written by Moshe Kormornick
One early source which seems to indicate the celebration of a shalom zachor is a comment of Rabbeinu Tam which can be found in Tosafos Bava Kamma 80a ‘lebei.’ ..
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No one likes a change, except for a baby. Even when its results promise to be worthwhile and enduring, change can be difficult. Unpleasant. Scary. Painful. It’s ..
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