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The Month of Nissan - A Unique Possession

In this month the Jewish People were redeemed from slavery

What Is Birkat Ha-ilanot, the Blessing on Trees?

Rosh Chodesh Nisan marks the start of the season for saying Birkat Ha-Ilanot, the bracha said upon seeing fruit trees in bloom

Pesach, A Love Story

As the first holiday in the order of our months - Nisan having been Biblically ordained as the "head of months" - Passover sets the tone for all the other holy days of our calendar. What is the essential message that it sends to us?

What's So Special About the Month of Nissan?

Rabbi Chaim Avihau Schwartz

Five Reasons for Torah Sacrifices

This week's Torah portion - Vayikra, chapters 1-5 in Leviticus - deals with several different types of sacrifices. The great sages of Israel had differing opinions about the purpose of the sacrifices. Let us examine several of their approaches to this question.

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10 Nissan 5786 | 28/3/2026

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6:33 Sunrise
9:02 Kriyat Shma MGA
9:38 Kriyat Shma GRA
12:44 Chatzot (Midday)
19:00 Sunset
19:20 Tzet Hakochavim

Shabbat Tzav Hagadol

10 Nissan 5786

Shabbat Times | Parashat Hashavua

18:19 Candle lighting
19:33 End of Shabbat
20:13 Rabeinu Tam

Pesach

Wednesday, 14 Nissan 5786

Pesach

10:07 Last time to eat Chametz
9:44 According to Rav Eliahu tz"l
11:25 Last time to burn Chametz
10:56 According to Rav Eliahu tz"l"
18:23 Chag begins
19:36 Chag ends
20:16 Rabenu Tam

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The Mystery of Kol Nidrei: How a Legal Formula Became a Spiritual Anthem

This article explores the enigmatic nature of Kol Nidrei, the opening text of Yom Kippur. Despite being a dry legal formula for the annulment of vows, it remains the most haunting and powerful moment of the High Holy Days. The author examines historical theories linking the prayer to forced converts (Anusim) but proposes a deeper Midrashic origin: the moment Moses "annulled" God's own vow to punish Israel after the Golden Calf. Ultimately, Kol Nidrei serves as a timeless reminder that Divine compassion must always triumph over strict justice.

The Whys and Wherefores of Parshas Zachor

"As a mother of several small children, it is not easy for me to go out on Shabbos to hear Parshas Zachor. Am I required to do so?"

Bar Mitzvah Boy Reading Parshat Zachor

is a A Bar Mitzvah boy aloud to read the Torah on Parshat Zachor?

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מה הקשר בין זוגיות איש ואישה לבין קודש הקודשים? סרטון קצר ומעמיק על התעוררות הזוגיות בדור הגאולה, החיבור שבין קודש בריך הוא וכנסת ישראל, ואיך האהבה האלוקית המתחדשת מחיה מחדש את הזוגיות בכל בית מישראל.

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The Month of Nissan - A Unique Possession

In this month the Jewish People were redeemed from slavery

What Is Birkat Ha-ilanot, the Blessing on Trees?

Rosh Chodesh Nisan marks the start of the season for saying Birkat Ha-Ilanot, the bracha said upon seeing fruit trees in bloom

Pesach, A Love Story

As the first holiday in the order of our months - Nisan having been Biblically ordained as the "head of months" - Passover sets the tone for all the other holy days of our calendar. What is the essential message that it sends to us?

What's So Special About the Month of Nissan?

Rabbi Chaim Avihau Schwartz

Five Reasons for Torah Sacrifices

This week's Torah portion - Vayikra, chapters 1-5 in Leviticus - deals with several different types of sacrifices. The great sages of Israel had differing opinions about the purpose of the sacrifices. Let us examine several of their approaches to this question.

Interesting articles

The Mystery of Kol Nidrei: How a Legal Formula Became a Spiritual Anthem

The Whys and Wherefores of Parshas Zachor

"As a mother of several small children, it is not easy for me to go out on Shabbos to hear Parshas Zachor. Am I required to do so?"

Bar Mitzvah Boy Reading Parshat Zachor

is a A Bar Mitzvah boy aloud to read the Torah on Parshat Zachor?

שורש הזוגיות בדורנו - מהקודש פנימה אל הבית

Various Rabbis

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Rabbi Elchanan Lewis

Learning secular subjects on shabbat

Rabbi David Sperling

Im a christian, but I have a mezuzah

Rabbi David Sperling

Hearing the megillah in Israel

Rabbi Yoel Lieberman

Asthma on Shabbat

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Rabbi Elchanan Lewis

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Violence and the Sacred

What is the reason for giving animal sacrifices? And what does this have to do with Noah, Kain & Abel?

Temple Sacrifices Today!

A short video connecting the Parasha to the land of Israel

Left- and Right-Brain Judaism

A shiur by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks for the weekly portion "Tzav".

The Time to Bring a Korban

A brief Dvar Torah on the Parsha, based on R. Samson Raphael Hirsch’s Torah Commentary

daily learning

The Month of Nissan - A Unique Possession

In this month the Jewish People were redeemed from slavery

Miracles

The Miracles on Passover

The Light Beyond the Window

From time to time one must look out the window

Jerusalem at the Seder

As we draw near to Pesach, our thoughts are directed to the Seder.

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On the Slippery Slope

Bare Minimum= Bare Results (When Chumrot are Necessary!)

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Nisan 5786

Wealth: When is it a Worthwhile Assignment?

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Adar 5786

Between Amalek & Other Challenges- Eternal Foes or Occasional Bouts

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Adar 5786

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Rabbi Ari Shvat | Adar 5786

P'ninat Mishpat: Undoing a Problematic Partnership – part II

based on ruling 84061 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Nisan 5786

P'ninat Mishpat: Undoing a Problematic Partnership – part I

based on ruling 84061 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Nisan 5786

P'ninat Mishpat: How Many Dayanim?

based on ruling 84139-1 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Adar 5786

P'ninat Mishpat: Unsuccessful Transfer of Yeshiva – part V

based on appeal ruling 82138 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Adar 5786

Moreshet Shaul: Character Refinement – part III

Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p.154

Various Rabbis | Nisan 5786

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