Rabbi Ari Shvat
Question
What is more important what the Creator said or what the Creator hasn't said?
Answer
Both!
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Beyond the Golden Calf: Why Shabbat and Sin Define the Jewish People
From the "hidden sign" of the Sabbath to the "non-substantive" sin of the wilderness, this article delves into the classic commentaries of the Ohr Hachayim and the Kuzari. It offers a perspective on how the Jewish people serve as the medium for God’s honor in the world, even—and perhaps especially—through the process of falling and rising again.
Parshat Zachor
What does one who cannot come to the synagogue do? Are women obligated to hear Zachor?
Adar, The Joyous Month
The Month of Adar, in which the threat of destruction of the Jewish People turned into their salvation, is a time of great rejoicing.
Don’t worry be happy!
For some time now, I have been feeling anxious and depressed. It is a general feeling, not connected to any specific thing that I can pinpoint, but it’s driving me crazy. Does Judaism have anything against going to psychiatrists?
Selective Enforcement in Jewish Law
Some two months ago, a German newspaper published what had been a secret Hamas document that was found in Gaza and confiscated by the IDF. The document spelled out the Hamas strategy of dragging out the hostage-release negotiations with Israel, blaming the government of Israel for the delay, and exerting psychological pressure on the hostages' families - thus creating a crescendo of public pressure upon the government.
Daily Times in Jerusalem
28 Adar 5786 | 17/3/2026
- 05:47 Sunrise
- 8:11 Kriyat Shma MGA
- 8:47 Kriyat Shma GRA
- 11:47 Chatzot (Midday)
- 17:53 Sunset
- 18:12 Tzet Hakochavim
Shabbat Vayikra
3 Nissan 5786
- 17:15 Candle lighting
- 18:28 End of Shabbat
- 19:08 Rabeinu Tam
Interesting articles
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?
Hand Washing Requirements
When do you need to wash hands 3 times and with a vessel?
Beit El Yeshiva
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What Do We Sacrifice?
We would expect to read “when one of you offers a sacrifice.” Instead, it says “when one offers a sacrifice of you.” The essence of sacrifice is that we offer ourselves.
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Lessons Series
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
P'ninat Mishpat: Dividing Parents’ Resources when Mother Still Alive
based on ruling 82017 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Adar 5786
P'ninat Mishpat: Agricultural Water Rights – part II
based on ruling 84122 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Shevat 5786
Moreshet Shaul: Character Refinement – part I
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p.154
Various Rabbis | Adar 5786
Moreshet Shaul: Spiritual Self-Improvement – part II
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 405-7 (from the 1930s
Various Rabbis | Adar 5786
Moreshet Shaul: Spiritual Self-Improvement – part I
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 405-7 (from the 1930s)
Various Rabbis | Adar 5786
Moreshet Shaul: Returning Torah to its Central Standing – part II
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 312
Various Rabbis | Shevat 5786
When Galut is Necessary & When Not?
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Adar 5786
Quality Over Quantity- Countless Ramifications
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Adar 5786
The Symbolism of the Dalet-Shaped Head-Tefilin's Knot
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Shevat 5786
"Beyond Either-Or"
Rav Kook's Uniting the Opposites, Sinai & the Tefilin's Shi"n
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Shevat 5786
False Accusation of Non-Kosher Soap – #333
Date and Place: Yafo, 5 Nisan 5670 (1910)
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Tammuz 5785
Asking Restraint from Insulted New Yishuv – #334
Date and Place: Tammuz 5670 (1910)
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Tammuz 5785
Worse on the Outside, Better on the Inside – #332
Date and Place: 26 Elul 5670 (1910), Yafo
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Sivan 5785