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There is a dispute in the Talmud as to when the world was created. According to Rabbi Eliezer, the world was created in the month

January 25, 2016 / 15 Shevat 5776 6 Comments

There were men who were ritually unclean [because of contact with] a dead person, and therefore could not make the Passover sacrifice on that day.

January 10, 2016 / 29 Tevet 5776 No Comments

The holiday of Passover – Pesach – is called zman cheruteinu– time of our freedom. As we have discussed many times on this blog (see

April 18, 2014 / 18 Nisan 5774 No Comments