“Three pilgrimage festivals shall you celebrate for Me during the year.” (Exodus 23:14) We are obligated to celebrate on the three Pilgrimage Festivals by bringing a Peace offering. (Rambam,
I received the following question this week. The answer is straightforward and obvious. However, because both the question and the answer touch on important concepts of the laws
Kings II 11:17 – 12:17
Background
The once great and mighty house of King David had fallen. In a foolishly calculated political
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Originally, when Israel proclaimed "We will do" and "We will understand", one angel provided each person with two crowns. After the sin of the Golden Calf, there were separate
Originally, when Israel proclaimed "We will do" and "We will understand", one angel provided each person with two crowns. After the sin of the Golden Calf, there were separate
“One who strikes his father or mother shall surely be put to death.” (Exodus 21:15) You may not strike your father and mother. (Rambam, Hilchot Mamrim – The Laws of Insurgents)
“If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master, who should have designated her for himself, he shall assist her in her redemption. He shall not have the power to sell her to a strange man
“If a man permits livestock to devour a field or vineyard, whether he set loose his livestock or he grazed it in another’s field, from the best of his field and the best of his vineyard shall he pay.”
“If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep or goat, and slaughter it or sell it, he shall pay five cattle in place of the ox, and four sheep in place of the sheep.” (Exodus 21:37) The court must