903. Concerning the Fifteenth of Shevat
What is the reason that on the 15th of Shevat, which is Rosh Hashanah [beginning of the year] for the trees, we eat fruits? Baal […]
What is the reason that on the 15th of Shevat, which is Rosh Hashanah [beginning of the year] for the trees, we eat fruits? Baal […]
Rabbi Yehoshua Ben Levi said, “Why are Israel compared to an olive tree? To tell you that as the leaves
February 7, 1955 Rosh Hashanah [New Year’s Eve] for the trees. Man is called “the tree of the field,” and Rosh Hashanah is the time
What is Hanukkah? This means that we must ask like the four questions: wise, wicked, innocent, and one who does
Hanukkah, December 1954 NeR [candle], an acronym for Nefesh Ruach. We must extend light, which is the quality of Neshama, as in “A candle
Hanukkah, December 1965 Our sages said (Shabbat [Sabbath] 21a): “What is Hanukkah? Our sages said, ‘On the twenty-fifth of Kislev, the
Hanukkah, Kislev, December 1960 Our sages said, “What is Hanukkah? Our sages said, ‘On the twenty-fifth of Kislev, the days of Hanukkah,’”
Hanukkah, 25 Kislev, December 13, 1971 “Repel Admon in the shadow of Tzalmon.” This means repelling Esau, who is Admoni [red haired]. “In
A Hanukkah candle, its measure is “until all feet have vanished from the market.” Regel [foot/leg] comes from the word Meragel [spy]. “Market”
It is written in Shaar HaKavanot that Torah is called Zeir Anpin, and if he bestows upon Malchut, it means that Malchut is already fit to