אתה הוראת צום ערשטאן מאל
On the custom to recite various verses before dancing on Simchas Torah
The SMS
כי יעשו מכל חטאות האדם והתודו – Do Teshuva
Verse: כי יעשו מכל חטאות האדם והתודו Command: Do Teshuva Bamidbar 5:6 Type: Positive SMG Mitzva # 16 Cross-Ref: {link} SMG It is a positive Mitzva for a sinner to return from his sin before G‑d. And for every Mitzva of the Torah, whether positive or negative, [if transgressed] whether on purpose or accidentally; when … Read more
The Rebuke – the בעל קורא’s Aliyah
כרמים תטע ועבדת, ויין לא תשתה ולא תאגר כי תאכלנו התלעת Though you plant vineyards and work them, you shall not drink wine nor store because the worm shall eat them. The Custom of Not Calling the בעל קורא for his twice annual Aliyah There is a twice-a-year custom in which during the reading of … Read more
Stepping over the Silver Spoon
a discussion on potential homiletical meaning behind the Chabad custom of the groom and bride stepping over a silver spoon on the threshhold of the Yichud Room.
on the benefits of a Halocline in a Mikva
Liquid Glass – On the benefits of introducing a Halocline to prevent the Ra’avad’s prohibition of נתן סאה ונטל סאה.
ולא תלחצנו
Do not oppress a convert
וגר לא תונה
Do not harass a convert
לא תסגיר עבד אל אדניו
Do not enslave an escapee
עמך ישב בקרבך וגו’ [לא תוננו]
Do not harass an escaped servant. He may remain as an escapee and may not be returned to his former master.
לעלם בהם תעבדו
Retain a non-Jewish servant