New Resources Added – Maharal, Emanuel Tov, Script from Qumran Tfillin
We have recently updated our Resource page! Under Guides, Diagrams, etc. you will find: Samples of Different Torah scripts, to see how the “crowns” of the letters are done Picture of tfillin scrolls...
View ArticleMenachot 37 – Must an Amputee Wear Tfillin?
Today’s daf – Menachot 37a – addressed the question of whether a person with an amputated arm needs to wear tfillin. The general focus of the Gemara in this sugya is on the arm upon which the tfillin...
View ArticleMenachot 34 – Order of the Parshiyot – Rashi and Rabbeinu Tam, Rambam and...
Before we abandon tfillin and enter completely into the discussion of tzitzit that we began this Shabbat, a final word should be said about the Rashi – Rabbenu Tam tfillin debate. I have posted a...
View ArticleMenachot 43 – Tzitzit and Priestly Garments
In yesterday’s daf (Menachot 43), the Gemara made a passing reference to the bigdei kehunah, the priestly garments. The Gemara was troubled by the opening statement of a braitta which declared that...
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