Woe to my teachers when I was a little boy! I had the fantastic privilege of sitting on my father’s lap when he taught every topic under the sun. I picked up just enough information to cause problems for the teachers in Eitz Chaim Day...
Since all were his disciples [even the elders] and he did not need [the elders] to conquer the land . . . and because he foresaw through Divine Inspiration that the people of Israel would eventually be subdued by the nations and their heads [lay leaders] would stand up for them [and appease the kingdoms, enabling the elders to continue
The Anshei Knesset HaGedolah conclude the first Mishna in Avot by teaching, “Strengthen your Torah through constant discussion.” (Chassid Ya’avetz, who does not believe that the Mishna teaches us to “Make a fence around the Torah!”) Who were these people? The Talmud teaches: “Why were they...
Moses was mighty (Nedarim 38a). All seven days of dedication of the tabernacle, Moses assembled the Tabernacle and disassembled it twice daily, without the help of any member of Israel (Bamidbar Rabbah 12:9). Moses’ voice carried the distance of a forty-day walk (Mechilta Bo 14).