The Introduction to the sefer Sha’arei Yosher by Rabbi Shimon Yehudah haKohein Shkop zt”l! In just a few pages, Rav Shimon describes nothing less than our purpose in life, what holiness is, the way to happiness, how to be kind, and more.
We're up to Yesodei HaTorah Ch. 5. You have to give up your life rather than transgress if: If the goy's intent is to make you transgress any Mitzva and it's public (in front of 10 Yidden). If it's a time if evil decree to eradicate Judaism or a specific Jewish practice. What justification did […]
Audio Roundup Special: Rav Soloveitchik 2 - Torah Musings A serious lecture series. unfortunately incomplete, for those interested in a deep dive into Jewish philosophy and a brilliant teacher's intellectual and emotional world. Thank you to R' Mark Smilowitz for all his effort in bringing this to us. KT Joel Rich
On Wed, 18 Feb 2026, 11:36 Akiva Miller via Avodah, wrote: > R' Micha Berger wrote: > > Taam Elyon has one sof pasuq per diberah. > > If so, then I count only nine dibros. > > I can't find a sof pasuq anywhere from "Anochi Hashem" until "Ulshomrei > mitzvosai". The word which […]
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. R' Micha Berger wrote: > Taam Elyon has one sof pasuq per diberah. If so, then I count only nine dibros. I can't find a sof pasuq anywhere from "Anochi Hashem" until "Ulshomrei mitzvosai". The word which I *thought* ended the first diberah, namely "avadim," has a revi'i in Taam Elyon. (Even if it […]
On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 09:25:31AM -0500, Akiva Miller via Avodah wrote: > My question: Are there any authoritative Jewish sources which clearly > identify these ten? Do Chazal ever say "This is the first, and this is the > second"? Taam Elyon has one sof pasuq per diberah. Chodesh Tov! Tir'u baTov! -Micha
. Data point: Fourteen of the Taryag Mitzvos as listed in the Sefer HaChinuch are sourced in the pesukim of the Aseres Hadibros in Parshas Yisro. Clearly, we do not have a one-to-one correspondence between what constitutes a mitzvah and what constitutes a dibbur. Thus the question of "Is Anochi Hashem a mitzvah or not?" […]
On Fri, Feb 06, 2026 at 12:35:37PM +0200, Arie Folger via Avodah wrote: > RJR wrote: >> Charlie Kirk's widow on faith >> does our community talk like this? >> Should we? >> https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1290467793118078 > Sefardim talk like that and it is very powerful. In Israel you will find > along those more affected by […]
. R' Joel Rich wrote: > During a shiur I mentioned this program focusing on the use > of electronic key cards on Shabbat: > https://torahinmotion.org/classes/electricity-and-shabbat-the-views-of-rabbi-nahum-rabinovitch > ... > There were a number of interesting elements to this discussion > and I send it out with a bit of trepidation since I really do > […]