Materialism Addiction
I was asked the following question, and I was happy with how the reply came out. I just received permission to post the exchange, minus identifying information. Question: I learn in yeshiva kollel in...
Qedushah / Taavah / Taharah / Teshuvah / Torah as Growth
by Micha Berger · Published July 24, 2016 – י״ח בתמוז תשע״ו · Last modified July 24, 2016
I was asked the following question, and I was happy with how the reply came out. I just received permission to post the exchange, minus identifying information. Question: I learn in yeshiva kollel in...
by Micha Berger · Published August 21, 2012 – ג׳ באלול תשע״ב · Last modified August 21, 2012
At one point in my career I was working at a bank that took on a large initiative to formalize its processes. Everything done within the bank had to follow procedures, with the requisite...
by Micha Berger · Published December 9, 2010 – ב׳ בטבת תשע״א · Last modified December 9, 2010
The Mishnah in Maaser Sheini 5:4 discusses the obligation to be finished with all maaser by the Pesach after the third and sixth years of the shemittah cycle. The mishnah describes messages sent to...
3- Vayiqra / Qedushah / Shaarei Yosher
by Micha Berger · Published November 29, 2010 – כ״ב בכסלו תשע״א · Last modified November 29, 2010
(The following is based on a class I gave on Shabbat at Mussar Kallah IX, and is the further development of a number of ideas R’ Gil Student and I wrote for Mesuqim MiDevash.)...
3- Vayiqra / Amidah / Qedushah
by Micha Berger · Published May 6, 2004 – ט״ו באייר תשס״ד · Last modified May 6, 2004
“You Are Kadosh, and Your Name Is Kadosh, and kedoshim praise You every day. Selah! [For you are G-d, King, Great and Kadosh. –Sepharad] Baruch Atah … the Kadosh G-d.” The question of kedushah...
Fundamentals / Qedushah / Shabbos
by Micha Berger · Published October 18, 1995 – כ״ד בתשרי תשנ״ו · Last modified October 18, 1995
This week I’d like to discuss three seemingly unrelated questions about the words of the tephillah: The focus of Shabbos Mussaf davening is the paragraph that begins “Tiqanta Shabbos…” What most readily jumps to...
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