Legends of the Talmud

Utter Rejection 13.05.2024 20:23 ↓

The downfall of infamous Jews is often tied to rebuke delivered too harshly.

A home, a spouse, and a purchase 12.04.2024 15:12 ↓

Three inherent appealing divine gifts.

Elisha and the Bears 12.04.2024 12:15 ↓

"He turned around and looked at them and cursed them in the name of G-d. Thereupon, two she-bears came out of the woods and mangled forty-two of the children."

Adam's Forest 12.04.2024 17:12 ↓

Rav Kahana said to Rav Shimi bar Ashi: Is it true that you say that these palm trees of Babylonia have been in this place since the years of Adam the first man?

Immortal City of Luz 20.03.2024 16:28 ↓

Great Mitzvah of escorting a guest to safety; The founding of Luz, a city impervious to war, where no one can die

Mitzvos are Fruits 19.03.2024 13:16 ↓

Life and death in Halacha; Organ donations; Why Mitzvos are called fruits

To Flee Is To Fall 18.03.2024 10:01 ↓

Women going to war; A Chassidic perspective on the dangers of fleeing

A House, a Wife, a Field 18.03.2024 10:36 ↓

An order for life, Torah study, and good deeds; Why there are 40-1 Melachos

Pinchas's Ancestry 18.03.2024 14:14 ↓

The Rebbe on worries; Parentage of Pinchas; Why Pinchas slew Zimri

Dealing with Worries 17.03.2024 10:01 ↓

All about Shovach; Advice for one who has anxiety

Goliath's Mother 17.03.2024 17:58 ↓

Complimenting the wicked; invalid conversions; All about Orpa

Goliath's Great Fall 05.03.2024 14:11 ↓

Beginning the Talmud's takedown of Goliath, champion of the Philistines.

Priest of War 05.03.2024 12:09 ↓

How the Kohen anointed for battle encouraged his soldiers.

The Joker and the Scoffer 05.03.2024 12:27 ↓

An exploration of the four "cults" that cannot experience Gdliness, with an emphasis on defining Laytzonus.

Who Flattery Harms 28.02.2024 10:10 ↓

Further discussion of the unique punishments reserved for the flatterer.

Flattery Will Get You No Where 28.02.2024 16:25 ↓

A deep dive into the Isur of Chanufa, with practical discussions of behaviors that count as forbidden flattery.

Flattering Herod Agrippa 28.02.2024 12:08 ↓

Background on King Agrippa and an intro to the rules of forbidden flattery.

Hakhel: A Primer 28.02.2024 14:21 ↓

A review of Hakhel in the Temple era, and the Rebbe's revival of its theme.

Honoring the Congregation 28.02.2024 11:34 ↓

Can a Rav turn his back to the Ark when addressing the congregation? Does Kavod HaTzibur trump Kavod HaTorah?

The Power of Legends 16.02.2024 9:11 ↓

Why people are drawn toward Ein Yakov and the legends of the Talmud; The unique power of Aggadah according to Chassidus

R. Abahu's Humility 16.02.2024 10:55 ↓

Stories of how Talmudic geniuses remained down-to-Earth

Order in the Synagogue 16.02.2024 10:49 ↓

Orderly prayers, orderly blessings

Taking Shortcuts 12.02.2024 10:41 ↓

Why the key to long life is not taking a shortcut through a synagogue.

Talking During the Torah Reading 07.02.2024 15:40 ↓

A comprehensive discussion of when, how, and if it is permitted to talk or learn during Kris's HaTorah.

Birds Hate Stingy People 07.02.2024 7:06 ↓

A discussion of stinginess in Halacha, Chassidus, and, oddly, bird hunting.