23+ hour ago   (281+ words) The art of sacred improvisation. By Prof. J. H. Chajes The'Saba de-Mishpatim' " The Old Man in the [Torah portion]'Mishpatim" is one of the Zohar's most famous narratives. At first, it looks like a colorful detour. But in fact, it is a…...

23+ hour, 12+ min ago   (390+ words) One function of the Zohar's unique literary form is seen in the way it mixes metaphors of bodies and trees. By Rabbi Ebn Leader The literary forms of the Zohar are as much a part of its teaching as its…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (319+ words) Learning Torah in the manner of the Zohar requires the cultivation of both knowledge and imagination. By Rabbi Ebn Leader But'Targum Onkelus, the ancient Aramaic translation of the Torah, understood the word translated above as "more,yasaf,'to be related…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (50+ words) We've learned where not to affix a mezuzah. On today's daf, the discussion turns to where one should affix it:Rabbi ... The post Menachot 33 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. Read all of Menachot 33 on Sefaria. The post Menachot 33 appeared…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (22+ words) More rules for mezuzah. By Rabbi Lexie Botzum Read all of'Menachot 34'on Sefaria. Rules for scribing a mezuzah. The last eight verses....

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (89+ words) The perfect symbol of the two-sided, both/and, hidden/revealed quality of the season. By Kohenet Rabbi Sarah Bracha Gershuny This Shabbat is known as Shabbat Shekalim, the Sabbath of Coins. Observed at the new moon of Adar, it is…...

4+ day, 36+ min ago   (381+ words) Near the end of today's daf, Rav Yehuda relays a series of laws regarding'mezuzahs'in the name of his teacher, Shmuel. ... The post Menachot 32 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. Near the end of today's daf, Rav Yehuda relays a series…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (408+ words) On yesterday's daf, the Talmud explained that a piece of parchment must be large enough to contain three to eight ... The post Menachot 31 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. On yesterday's daf, the Talmud explained that a piece of parchment…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (376+ words) The last eight verses of the Torah, Deuteronomy 34:5-12, briefly describe Moses" death, the Israelites" mourning for his passing and ... The post Menachot 30 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. The last eight verses of the Torah, Deuteronomy 34:5-12, briefly describe Moses" death,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (81+ words) Menachot 29My Jewish Learning In Jewish tradition, we call Moses our greatest teacher, but on today's daf we get to see him in the role of student. We resume where we left off with the Gemara's discussion of the Temple menorah....