Reflections
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The Talmud Bavli
Motty Meringer 01/12/2009 11:01Unprecedented in its magnitude, the ‘Babylonian Talmud’ was written by the Amora’im of Bavel over a span of seven generations during which they sat before their teachers and plumbed the depths of the Mishnah, until they reached Halachic conclusions by which we conduct our lives until this day
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Megillas Taanis
Motty Meringer 15/11/2009 07:37Once upon a time it was the custom among the Jewish people that on the day that a miracle occurred, that day was established as a Yom Tov, upon which it was forbidden to fast. These days were recorded in Megillas Taanis in order that they should be remembered for all times. In the darkness of golus, due to the many sufferings of our people, the festive nature of these days was abolished, and only the days of Purim and Chanukah have been retained as Yomim Tovim d’Rabbanan.
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The Tale behind ‘Mishkenot Sheananim’
05/11/2009 08:04The very first settlement to be built outside the walls of the Old City, Mishkenot Sheanim was founded by the benevolent Sir Moses Montefiore – and paved the way for the expansion of Yerushalayim beyond its walls
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The Burning of the Talmud
Motty Meringer 02/11/2009 10:37In the course of history, many of the enemies of the Jews have attempted to harm our holy Torah, through the method of burning our holy books. Their attempts have, however, not met with success, since the kol Torah, the voices of Jews raised in learning, continues to reverberate throughout the ages and indeed only strengthens itself in the face of hostility and opposition.
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The First Temple
Motty Meringer 19/10/2009 11:53The First Temple was built on Mount Moriah by King Solomon in the year 2935. It stood for four hundred and ten years until it was destroyed on the 9th of the month of Av in the year 3345 by king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.
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Minhagei Ashkenaz
Avi Lazar 11/09/2009 10:30The meticulousness with which the Jews of Ashkenazic descent have adhered to their traditions has allowed their customs to be preserved with exactitude from the times of the destruction of the second Beis Hamikdash until today.
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The Holiday of Sukkoth
Motty Meringer 07/09/2009 11:01The holiday of Sukkoth is full of mitzvahs: the mitzvah of Sukkah, the mitzvah of the Four Species and the mitzvah of rejoicing in the holiday. This holiday is extremely cherished by the Jewish People, who do not hesitate to spend even large sums of money to fulfill all the mitzvahs in the best way possible.
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the Fast of the First-born
Motty Meringer 07/04/2009 10:00The fast of the first born is in remembrance of Hashem's mercy on the Jews during the 10th plague of skipping over their houses and therefore sparing their first borns.
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the Jerusalem Talmud – Yahrtzeit of the "Korban Ha'eidah"
Motty Meringer 05/04/2009 17:10Aside from the authoring of the Babylonian Talmud by the Emora'im in Babylon, the Jerusalem Talmud written in Israel has language which is harsher and more difficult to understand.
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