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The Rambam says that one’s intention when having children should be to have a child who will become a צדיק וגדול בישראל. Why are these 2 connected, they should be 2...

Even with the grief of what we don’t have there is still the obligation to rejoice over that which we do have. Yerushalayim has over 100 names in Tanach. Linguists tells...

The Machzor Vitri holds that if you didn’t make a bracha on Sefirat HaOmer you have to re-count. Why is the bracha on Sefirah part of the mitzvah unlike other mitzvot?...

The Gemara says that Shavuot is a Rosh Hashana since it is when we are judged on fruit and that is why we bring the שתי הלחם. If we are judged...

Ploni Almoni said he didn’t want to perform Yibum with Rut because he was didn’t want to harm his children. Why didn’t he simply say, I can’t marry her because it’s...

What is the REAL reason we stay up all night on Shavuot? What should one learn on Shavuot night? According to the Shelah, Tikkun Leil Shavuot is obligatory. What is the justification...

Sefirah is unique in that the entire mitzvah is a preparation. What are we preparing for – there are no mitzvot unique to Shavuot! If ולקחתי אתכם לי לעם was fulfilled when...

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How does learning the Zohar cause us to merit the final redemption? Why does the gemara say the world was desolate after Rebbi Akiva’s students died – they weren’t the only...