Monthly Archives: February 2012

Interesting explanation found by Yitz Grossman. Another explanation is that someone who buys merchandise and goes out on the road is afraid he might get robbed. But someone who learns Torah has nothing to fear. Can robbers steal the Torah … Continue reading →

Story found by Yitz Grossman. In her book All for the Boss, Ruchoma Shain, the daughter of Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Herman, one of the early Torah pioneers in the United States, recounts her father’s dedication to keeping mitzvos. Many guests … Continue reading →

Located by Yitz Grossman. When the Mishkan was dismantled and the Aron wrapped in the Paroches, Aharon HaKohen and his sons would pull on the poles until they formed protrusions in the Curtain. In other words, the poles never left … Continue reading →

Provided by Yitz Grossman. If a man shall steal an ox or a sheep or goat, and slaughter it or sell it, he shall pay five oxen in the place of the ox, and four sheep in place of the … Continue reading →

Supplied by Yitz Grossman. R’ Akiva continued to study and teach Torah even when it was outlawed by the Roman government under penatly of death. When Papus ben Yehuda charged him with endangering his life in an irresponsible way, R’ … Continue reading →

Supplied by Yitz Grossman. “You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.”l We can learn from this verse that there is a prohibition against afflicting only a widow or an orphan, but from where can we learn that the prohibition … Continue reading →

Located by Yitz Grossman. Once a poor person entered the home of Rabbi Meir Lehman, the Rabbi of Mintz, and pestered him with incessant demands for money. The Rabbi gave him a sizeable donation which was really more than he … Continue reading →