Category: Oneg Shabbos

Responding to the need, FedTech have undertaken research into some of the appliances commonly available here in the UK. This week, we launch a new series of articles which will shed some light on how Shabbos kettles work and the halachic principles which underpin their use.

The earlier part of this verse mentions many evils and troubles - ומצאהו רעות רבות וצרות . However later in the same sentence the Torah refers only to these evils - .מצאוני הרעות So why does the second part of the possuk only refer to these evils - הרעות - and not to the many evils and troubles - ? רעות רבות וצרות

הכל בידי שמים חוץ מיראת שמים – All is in the hands of Heaven, except for the fear of Heaven This famous principle, articulated by R Chanina in the gemara, is based on the passuk in this week’s parsha, where Moshe relays the plea from Hashem to the people – “All I ask from you is to fear me”

This week, as our series draws to a close, Rabbi Y.M. Guttentag examines what happens when the Israeli source of one’s produce is only discovered on Shabbos.

Having concentrated in previous weeks on the practical aspects of separating terumos and maasros, in this week’s article, Dayan Y.D. Hool takes an in-depth look at the obligation to separate terumos and maasros in chutz la’aretz.

With a special focus on the mitzva of tithing Israeli produce, this week’s MaaserText asks ‘What is the halachic need for a dedicated Maaser Sheni coin?’

Billed as a refresher, the current series of articles which is relaunched this week has focused on the Federation’s MaaserText service and the halachic principles which underpin it. The series also offers the opportunity to highlight the special nature of the current agricultural year.

And (Bilaam) said to them (the Elders of Midyon and the Elders of Moav), stay the night, and I’ll give you an answer, as Hashem speaks to me. And the officers of Moav stayed with Bilaam’. The Gemorah in Sanhedrin דף ק’’ה . asks why the Posuk only mentions that the Elders of Moav stayed the night, but not the Elders of Midyon? The Gemorah explains, that once Bilaam explained that he was only able to curse Klal Yisroel with the approval of Hashem, they realised it was a lost cause, as ‘A Father would never hate his son’.

A number of years ago there was a painful tragedy that had a great impact on the talmidim of Yeshivas Ohr Somayach in Yerushalayim. The untimely death of the young mashgiach of the Yeshivah - Rabbi Dovid Spier zt”l. Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Mendel Weinbach zt”l was maspid this very special individual and quoted from Rashi in this week’s sedra: