Female LessonParashat HashavuaSeries'LibraryPiskei Din (Hebrew)Test YourselfShorts AreaThere Are Different Customs For Saying S'lichot Prayers, A Minhag Initiated By King David As A Way Of Confessing Our Sins Prior To Asking Hashem For Forgiveness. Sefardim Began To Say S’lichot Each Morning In Elul, Just As The Shofar Is Sounded Each Day. Ashkenazim Begin Saying S'lichot On The Saturday Night Before Rosh Hashana (That Is, This Motzei Shabbat) So Long As There Are At Least 4 Days Before The Chag (Just As A Korban Was Prepared 4 Days Before Its Offering, So Do We Prepare Ourselves). Why Davka Begin On A Motzei Shabbat? One Idea: Usually, We Read Parshat Nitzavim On The Shabbat Before S'lichot. The Opening Words Of This Parsha, "Atem Nitzavim Hayom" Are Equal In Gematria To, "La'amod L'slichot - Rise To Say Slichot." Selichot May Be Recited Either In The Morning Or The Evening, & Are Generally Said Either Very Early Or Very Late In Order To Demonstrate Our Urgency In Seeking G-d's Mercy & Our Willingness To Forego Sleep In Order To Petition The Almighty.
Many have attempted to solve the question, what is THE difference which can find the common denominator between all 31 differences between the 2 versions of the Ten Commandment? This innovative article suggests that our sages already answered this with one sentence in a well-known Midrash, just most never noticed that seemingly innocent sentence. It deals with the basic difference between the masculine side of the Torah and the feminine.
Rav Kook makes some very interesting "diyukim" (deductions) from this passage in the Talmud about when to wash or moisterize (with oil) right before left, and regarding anointing one's entire body, and relates to small "timely" fixings, as opposed to general improvement.
"FREEDOM CAME WITH A FLAG”- The First Flag of Israel
The Ramban explains that the exodus from Egypt was led by the first flag of Israel. This short article brings many unknown historic and halachic proofs of the importance of the Israeli flag.
Rav Kook makes some very interesting "diyukim" (deductions) from this passage in the Talmud about when to wash or moisterize (with oil) right before left, and regarding anointing one's entire body, and relates to small "timely" fixings, as opposed to general improvement.