695. And They Shall Take to You Pure Olive Oil
“And they shall take to you pure olive oil.” Rabbi Shmuel Bar Nachmani said, “To you and not to me; […]
“And they shall take to you pure olive oil.” Rabbi Shmuel Bar Nachmani said, “To you and not to me; […]
“Rabbi Nachman Bar Yitzhak said, ‘A transgression Lishma [for Her sake] is greater than a Mitzva [commandment] Lo Lishma [not for Her sake],’ and this is what
Our sages said, “Rabbi Hanin said, ‘Why is her name Tushiya? It is because she Mateshet [wanes/exhausts] a person’s strength.’ Another interpretation: ‘Tushiya,
Sanhedrin 26b: “Rabbi Hanin said, ‘Why is her name Tushiya? It is because she Mateshet [wanes/exhausts] a person’s strength.’ Another interpretation: Tushiya, since she
“Let it be given to the upper ones and let them not be given to Moses.” The Torah should be
March 1962 In this world, a man builds a building and then ruins it. In other words, anything that one
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Elisha asked the Shunammite, “What do you have in the house?” and she replied, “Nothing but a jar of oil.”