G-D the Mishnah teaches has ownership over five things, Torah, Heaven and Earth, Avraham Avinu A’H ,The Jewish Nation and The Holy Temple.,. This is perplexing and simply cannot be taken at face value How could one claim any limit on G-D’s dominion over His creation? Therefore, to be a kinyan, an acquisition of G-D’s implies a special relationship.

The word Kinyan denotes ownership, exclusive control or as Rabbi Yossef Yavetz ZY’A suggests a kinyan is a profound connection, one of desire, delig… Continue

שבת טעם החיים פרשת פינחס תשס"ט
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Parashas Pinchas 5769

Ignoring the media
Introduction
This week commences the period known as the bein hametzarim, the Three Weeks. What is the significance of these three weeks? We know that on the seventeenth of Tammuz, Nevuchadnezzar, the Babylonian king, breached the walls of Jerusalem, and this siege culminated with the destruction of the first Bais HaMikdash on Tisha Baav. Thus, we are in a period of mourning for the loss of The Divine… Continue

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This article was originally posted at my blog.

It recently occurred to me that if you want to really understand someone, listen carefully to what they complain about.

In parashas Beha'aloscha the Jewish people show their true colours by voicing their nostalgic longing for free handouts.

Following that, the… Continue