Parshat HaShavua
25 publishedDivrei Torah and timely pieces on the weekly parsha.
Leave the Beit Midrash
Rabbi Yochanan goes to study in Tzippori at the yeshiva led by Rabbi Oshaya B’Ribi (The Great One).…
Rav By Another Other Name
In Chulin 54a it reads: “When Rav Chiyah bar Rav Yosef left (Bavel) [and came to Israel] he…
Every Word Counts
As a youngster in grammar school, we are taught every word- every letter- in the Torah counts, serves…
Rabbi Meir and Names
Rabbi Meir, the great Tanna attributed to many Mishnaic rulings, seems to be a person of several names.…
Visiting The Sick
Rabbi Akiva visits a sick student. He notices that his living conditions are not good. He cleans the…
Rabbi Akiva’s Wife Part Three
Rabbi Akiva laughs because he has a premonition that their futures will intertwine. (According to Rabbenu Nissim’s narrative,…
Rabbi Akiva’s Wife Part 2
Rachel reminds Akiva that it is now time to go off to Yeshiva and learn. He studies at…
Rabbi Akiva’s Wife, Part One
On Sotah 17a, it is recorded: דָּרֵישׁ רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא: אִישׁ וְאִשָּׁה זָכוּ — שְׁכִינָה בֵּינֵיהֶן. לֹא זָכוּ —…
Loyalty and Devotion
May one move a stone sitting on top of a barrel on Shabbos in order to get wine…
From the Verse to the Halacha: A Worked Example
Watching the Sages move from text to binding law.