What is the source for eating dairy on Shavous, and what are the reasons for it? Earlier authorities (Kol Bo: 52, Seder Hayom: Shavous) mention the custom of eating dairy on Shavous, but they say one should eat it along with honey based on the vers…
Early Life Rabbi Yeshaya Halevi Horowitz (also known as the Shelah HaKaddosh (השל" ה הקדוש "the holy Shelah") was born in the well-known city of Prague in 1558. His father, Rabbi Abraham bar Rabbi Shabse Sheftel Halevi, was a praised ge…
Sefer Bamidbar delves into the initial census and priestly responsibilities. At the same time, Nasso further explores priestly duties, the Jewish encampment, matters of unfaithfulness, the Nazirite vows, and the consecration of the Tabernacle. Behaa…
The Parsha consists of 7,393 Hebrew letters, 1,823 words, 159 verses, and 263 lines in a Torah Scroll. The Parsha emphasizes the meticulous organization and precision required while executing divine activities. It commences with the census of Israel…
The sefer begins with the detailed laws and regulations regarding Karbanos, priestly ordination, the consecration of the Mishkan, Kosher laws, impurity resulting from childbirth, and certain skin diseases that emerge upon one's clothing, houses, and…
Parshas Behar is the shortest parsha in the Book of Vayikra, containing 2,817 Hebrew letters, 737 words, 57 verses, and 99 lines in a Torah Scroll. It commences with God instructing Moshe on the laws of the Sabbatical year for the land at Mount Sina…
The Maledictions - התוכחה, meaning admonition or reproof, is the section in chapter 26 of Sefer Vayikra that highlights the consequence of a failure by the people of Israel to follow G-d's laws and keep his commandments. It is distinguished f…
Rabbi Yaakov Lorberbaum, an esteemed halachic authority, served as a rabbi in Eastern Europe in Kalish, Lissa, and Stryi. He is known for works like Chavos Daas and Nesivos Hamishpat. He was the great-grandson of Chacham Tzvi. Highly regarded as a…
Parshas Bechukosai, also known as "בְּחֻקֹּתַי" - "by my decrees," is the 33rd weekly parashah. It is positioned as the 10th and final part of the Book of Vayikra. It comprises 3,992 Hebrew letters, 1,013 Hebrew words, 78 verses, and 131 lines within…
Rav Yeshayahu ben Avraham Ha-Levi Horowitz (ישעיה בן אברהם הלוי הורוויץ), (c. 1555 – 1630), also known as the Shelah HaKaddosh (השל"ה הקדוש "the holy Shelah") after the title of his best-known work, was a prominent Rabbi and Kabbalis…