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"שנים עשר אלף זוגים תלמידים היו לו לרבי עקיבא וכולם מתו בפרק אחד מפני שלא נהגו כבוד זה לזה" “Rabbi Akiva had 24,000 students and they all died in one season because of their failure to relate to each other respectfully.” (Yevamot 62b) QUESTION: One reason...
לשנה הבאה בירושלים “Next year in Jerusalem” QUESTION: Why is this prayer recited twice a year; at the conclusion of the Pesach Seder and at the conclusion of the Yom Kippur services? And why “next year”? ANSWER: In the Gemara (Rosh Hashanah 11a) Rabbi Yeh...
"שערי שמים פתח ואוצרך הטוב לנו תפתח" “Open the gates of heaven, open for us Your good treasure.” QUESTION: The previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn asks, “From Hashem emanates only good and all that He does is for our good, so why ...
"אתה נותן יד לפושעים וימינך פשוטה לקבל שבים" “You extend a hand to transgressors, and Your right hand is stretched forth to receive penitent.” QUESTION: By emphasizing “Atah” — “You” — over whom are we singling out Hashem? ANSWER: A question was posed: Wh...
"אזכרה אלקים ואהמיה בראותי כל עיר על תלה בנויה ועיר האלקים משפלת עד שאול תחתיה" G‑d, I remember, and I lament when I see every city built on its site while the city of G‑d is cast down to the depth of the abyss.” QUESTION: Why is the destruction of Jerusa...
"צוה להוציא רבי חנניא בן תרדיון מבית אולמו... מיד נשרף וספר תורה עמו" “The tyrant commanded them to bring out Rabbi Chananya ben Teradyon... he was immediately consumed with the Torah Scroll [in which he was wrapped].” QUESTION: Rabbi Chananya ben Teradyo...
"והוציאו את רבי עקיבא... וסרקו בשרו במסרקות פיפיות" “They brought out Rabbi Akiva... and lacerated his body with sharp pointed iron combs.” QUESTION: The martyring of the ten Sages was done by the Romans as a punishment for the brothers kidnapping and sel...
"לעשרה הרוגי מלוכה" “The ten martyrs who were put to death by the government.” QUESTION: Where is there a remez — hint — in the Torah for the martyred Sages? ANSWER: The Romans summoned the ten Sages and inquired, “What is the law regarding one who kidnap...
"אלה אזכרה ונפשי עלי אשפכה... לעשרה הרוגי מלוכה" “These I recall and my soul overflows with sorrow for the ten martyrs who were put to death by the government.” QUESTION: On Yom Kippur when the avodah — order of service — in the Beit Hamikdash is discusse...
ומלוין אותו עד ביתו “All the people accompanied him to his house.” QUESTION: Why, upon the completion of the services did he go specifically to his house? ANSWER: The Gemara (Yoma 2a) says, “Seven days before Yom Kippur they sequester the Kohen Gadol from...
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