This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy now on Amazon.com Chapter 7: The battle of Gideon against Midian 1. The number of soldiers on the side of Gideon: Yerubaal, who is Gideon, and his entire army got up early and encamped on the wellspring of Charod. The camp […]
Sefer Shoftim-Chapter 6: Gideon is appointed to wage war against Midian
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy now on Amazon.com Chapter 6: Gideon is appointed to wage war against Midian 1. Midian rules over the Jewish people: The Jewish people performed evil in the eyes of G-d, and as a result G-d placed them under the sovereignty of […]
Sefer Shoftim-Chapter 5: The song of Devorah
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy now on Amazon.com Chapter 5: The song of Devorah 1. The song-Introduction: Devorah, and Barak the son of Avinoam, sang a song on that day [which caused all the sins of the Jewish people to be forgiven, and begin a new […]
Sefer Shoftim-Chapter 2: The sinful behavior of the Jewish people
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy now on Amazon.com Chapter 2: The sinful behavior of the Jewish people 1. Pinchas, the angel of Hashem, chastises the Jewish people: The angel of G-d [i.e. Pinchas[1]] went up from Gilgal to the city of Bochim [named after the cries […]
Sefer Shoftim-Chapter 1: The unconquered cities
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy now on Amazon.com Chapter 1: The unconquered cities 1. Conquering the remainder of the Canaanite nations: After the death of Yehoshua the Jewish people asked Hashem [through the Urim Vetumim[1]] who should be chosen to fight the [remaining lands of the] […]
If one mistakenly said Visein Tal Umatar after Sukkos but before the proper time, is he to repeat Shemoneh Esrei?
If one mistakenly said Visein Tal Umatar after Sukkos but before its proper time, is he to repeat Shemoneh Esrei? If one mistakenly said Visein Tal Umatar between Shemini Atzeres and the 7th of Marcheshvan, is he to repeat Shemoneh Esrei? Some Poskim[1] rule that one who said Visein Tal Umatar […]
Forgot to say Mashiv Haruach Umorid Hageshem
If one forgot to say Mashiv Haruach:[1] Nusach Arizal/Sefarad-Said Morid Hatal:[2] One who [Davens Nusach Arizal or Sefarad, and] during the rainy season [accidently] mentioned Morid Hatal [as is normally said in the summer months] instead of Morid Hageshem, does not need to repeat [the blessing, or Shemoneh Esrei].[3] Remembered […]
What is the law if one accidentally skipped the middle of the blessing of Yotzer Or?
What is the law if one accidentally skipped the middle of the blessing of Yotzer Or?[1] If one began the blessing of Yotzer Or properly, and after saying the first few sentences accidentally skipped the remainder of the paragraphs and recited straight away it’s concluding blessing of Yotzer Hameoros, nevertheless […]
Isru Chag
Isru Chag:[1] The name:[2] The day after each of the three Holidays is called Isru Chag.[3] The name Isru Chag derives from the verse “Isru Chag Baavosim Ad Karnei Hamizbeiach”. This means to say that this day is to be attached [i.e. Isru] to the Holiday itself, and by doing […]
Tying down your Sechach so it does not fly away with the wind:
Tying down your Sechach so it does not fly away with the wind: The necessity for doing so:[1] Often throughout the holiday of Sukkos, changes of weather which come with gusts of wind can topple down Sukkos, and deem them invalid. In this respect, even if the walls of the […]
