“Something Fishy About Two Adars”: The Mystical Secret of...
Why of all months do we specifically double Adar? Each of the twelve months correspond to one of the twelve shevatim. According to R’ Tzadok HaKohen Adar corresponds to Yosef since...
The Dance of the Sun and the Moon: A...
The Torah commands us to ensure that Nissan always falls out in the spring. Why do we specifically double Adar, the month associated with joy? What is the nature of Adar...
Calendar Conundrums: Halachic Insights into Adar Alef and Bet
Which is the real Adar? This affects when to celebrate Purim, when to observe a yahrtzeit, and when a child becomes bar/bat mitzvah. Why is Adar always the added month? Do...
Two Purims? A Deeper Look at the Jewish Calendar
The Rambam defines the mitzvah of kiddush hachodesh as sanctifying the month and intercalating the months to ensure that Pesach will always fall in the Spring. Hashem wants us to be...
Analyzing the Words of Yaaleh V’Yavo
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Analyzing the Words of Birchat HaChodesh
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Chodesh Tevet: A Trilogy of Tragedy
Besides the siege of Yerushalayim, two other events occurred in Tevet – the translation of the Torah into Greek and the death of Ezra HaSofer. Why do we fast for Ezra...
Birchat HaChodesh
Recorded at OU Israel’s L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh Women’s Event
“Acharei HaChagim” is Now
Never underestimate an ordinary day (or month) or an ordinary act. Sivan Rahav-Meir discusses her journey to Torah Judaism, the lessons she learned along the way, and how that applies to the...
Lessons from Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan
What does the name MarCheshvan mean? What can we learn from a month with no red-letter days, especially in contrast to the previous month, Tishrei? Taking the growth of Tishrei and...
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