"Abba Chanan said, in the name of Rav Elazar: One verse says, 'make for you an ark of…
Yoma: Some Opening Thoughts
Seder Moed, the order of Mishnah dealing with our festivals, begins with Shabbat and includes such…
Pesachim Comes to a Close
Mashechet Pesachim details the events of the busiest day of the year, beginning with the search for…
Pesachim 120: What's On the Menu?
With the destruction of the Temple, the focus of the seder menu shifted from the eating of the…
Toldot: And He Grew Up
"Vayigdal Haish, and the man grew up and grew more and more, until he became very big…
Pesachim 117: King of the Poets
Great poetry resonates across generations and even cultures, with all finding different layers of…
Pesachim 113: The Chicken, the Prostitute, and the Rabbi
The Netziv, in his commentary on Chumash, explains that the first verse of the priestly blessing…
Chayei Sarah: Like Mom and Dad
“And Yitzchak brought her to the tent of his mother; and he took Rivka, and she was for him a wife…
Pesachim 113: A Love/Hate Relationship
In our last Daf Yomi Thought we spoke of the three people whom G-d loves.
Daf Yomi Pesachim 113b: Reciprocal Love
G-d's greatest gift to man is that He created us in His image. As heretical as it sounds,…
Vayera: 20/20 Vision
It is a truism that two people can look at the same thing, yet see something quite different. One…
Pesachim 113: Praise From the Lord
Our Sages have long recognized that the desires for money, honour, and sexual gratification are…
Pesachim 112: A Jewish First Amendment
Today's daf is sponsored by Arthur Little in observance of the Yahrzeit of his…
Pesachim 108: Sit Back and Relax
Perhaps the major social issue facing the Orthodox community today is defining the proper role…
Pesachim 104: Who Said That?
The Talmud is the written record of the Oral Law. With the destruction of the Temple and subsequent…
Pesachim 103: Five Jews, Nine Opinions
One of the basic ways we express gratitude is simply to say thank you. One way in which…
MaTaN Mother & Daughter Bat Mitzvah Program: Jewish Women Through the Ages 2013 to Restart Soon
The highly successful MaTaN Mother and Daughter Bat Mitzvah Program will restart on October 9, for…
Pesachim 100: Table Manners
Considering the myriad of opinions on almost every aspect of Jewish law, it is not surprising that…