Shemeih Rabba
The Arukh haShulchan (OC 56:1,3) discusses the meaning of the opening words of Qaddish “Yisgadel veyisqadeish shemeih rabba“. Praying that Hashem’s Great Name be made great and holy. And since a name is how...
by Micha Berger · Published September 10, 2019 – י׳ באלול תשע״ט · Last modified September 10, 2019
The Arukh haShulchan (OC 56:1,3) discusses the meaning of the opening words of Qaddish “Yisgadel veyisqadeish shemeih rabba“. Praying that Hashem’s Great Name be made great and holy. And since a name is how...
by Micha Berger · Published May 12, 2010 – כ״ח באייר תש״ע · Last modified May 12, 2010
“זְכֹ֤ר ה’֨ ׀ לִבְנֵ֬י אֱד֗וֹם אֵת֮ י֤וֹם יְֽרוּשָׁ֫לִָ֥ם …— Hashem, remind the children of Edom of the Day of Jerusalem…” – Tehillim 137:7 It seems odd to me, but this is the oldest source...
by Micha Berger · Published May 16, 2008 – י״א באייר תשס״ח · Last modified May 16, 2008
(I think this will be the last post in this series on ge’ulah.) גדולה תורה יותר מן הכהונה ומן המלכות, שהמלכות נקנית בשלשים מעלות, והכהונה בעשרים וארבע, והתורה נקנית בארבעים ושמונה דברים, ואלו הן:…...
Eschatology / Holidays / Teshuvah
by Micha Berger · Published May 6, 2008 – א׳ באייר תשס״ח · Last modified May 6, 2008
(Significantly expanded May 6th.) When someone hears bad news, such as a death, the gemara (Pesachim 50a) tells them to say the berakhah of “Dayan haEmes“. This phrase is often translated “the True Judge”...
by Micha Berger · Published May 2, 2008 – כ״ז בניסן תשס״ח · Last modified May 2, 2008
Last week I drew the conclusion from the Qetzos haChoshen that Torah is not Truth, it — combined with the Jewish People — is the process by which “Truth will bloom from the earth”....
Eschatology / Holidays / Pesach
by Micha Berger · Published April 28, 2008 – כ״ג בניסן תשס״ח · Last modified April 28, 2008
R. Shimon said: When the Holy One, blessed be He [– HQBH], came to create Adam, the ministering angels formed themselves into groups and parties. Some said, “Let him be created,” while others urged,...
by Micha Berger · Published July 19, 2006 – כ״ג בתמוז תשס״ו · Last modified July 19, 2006
I am not a political pundit, so I don’t have much to say about current events. But how can we not discuss this topic?The Hebrew for war is milchamah. The root of the word...
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