1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (382+ words) Miriam and Aaron show us how to fail, ask for help and grow. By Rabbi Ephraim Pelcovits I was reminded recently of the "Varsity Blues" scandal, which seized our collective imagination back in 2019, before COVID came to dominate our lives....

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (380+ words) The cost of Jewish living these days is steep. Synagogue membership, JCC dues, tuition for religious school or Jewish day. .. The post Menachot 86 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. The cost of Jewish living these days is steep. Synagogue membership,…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (524+ words) We recently learned where a person can acquire the'best quality oil. The ninth chapter of Tractate Menachot ends with a'beraita'that. .. The post Menachot 87 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. We recently learned where a person can acquire the best quality…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (391+ words) By Rabbi Seth Goren In the Gemara on today's daf, Rabbi Yehuda Ha Nasi asks whether it was truly necessary to have all of these different-sized implements, starting with a quarter-log vessel: The consecration of the quarter-log measuring vessel was…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (403+ words) As we have learned previously, fine quality oil is a primary component of many meal offerings. A mishnah on today's. .. The post Menachot 85 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. As we have learned previously, fine quality oil is a primary…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (387+ words) In a sabbatical year, Jews are not allowed to plant produce. But the Torah mandates that the omer offering be. .. The post Menachot 84 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. In a sabbatical year, Jews are not allowed to plant produce....

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (259+ words) Why does this haggadah passage call for revenge?" By Kohenet Rabbi Sarah Bracha Gershuny Many Passover haggadahs include a reading that begins "Pour out Your wrath," asking God to exact vengeance on those considered enemies. What is the origin of…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (326+ words) The truth is not that we were once strangers; the truth is that we are strangers. By Rabbi Ebn Leader Perhaps the most oft-repeated lesson that the Torah wants us to learn from the experience of slavery is how we…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (389+ words) On yesterday's daf, we learned that when one commits to bringing a thanksgiving offering (todah), the default obligation is to. .. The post Menachot 82 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. On yesterday's daf, we learned that when one commits to bringing…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (381+ words) A mishnah on today's daf continues the discussion of money used to purchase a thanksgiving offering (todah): One who says, .. . The post Menachot 81 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. A mishnah on today's daf continues the discussion of money used…...