The passuk statesויפח באפיו נשמת חיים ויהי האדם לנפש חיה . “And He blew into his nostrils a breath of life and the Adam became a living soul.” Rashi explains that although the passuk also calls animals נפש חיה the creation of... Read More
The passuk states בסוכות תשבו שבעת ימים…למען ידעו דורותיכם כי בסכות הושבתי את בני ישראל בהוציאי אותם מארץ מצרים “In Sukkos you shall dwell for seven days…since in Sukkos I made dwell the Bnei Yisrael when I took them out of the... Read More
The passuk states עם נבל ולא חכם. Onkelos translates this as “a nation that accepted the Torah and did not become smart.” Asks the Ga’on from Vilna: Why does נבל which is a derogatory term actually meaning imbecile, as “a nation that... Read More
The Gemara brings a story with Rebi Meir: there were people in his neighborhood who would aggravate him a lot, so he davened that they should die. His wife, Beruria heard his davening and responded, “It statesיתמו חטאים , the sins should... Read More
The passuk states that Moshe Rabbeinu said, “I am 120 years old, I am not able to go out and to come in and Hashem said to me ‘you will not pass through the Yarden.’” Rashi is bothered: the passuk states in... Read More
In the parsha Moshe Rabeinu speaks to all of Bnei Yisrael to set up a covenant and an oath of a curse if they do not keep the covenant. The passuk states (יז) פן יש בכם שרש פרה ראש ולענה, “maybe there... Read More
