Hand

Throughout history, many societies have had secret, and not-so-secret hand signs. Jews are no different.

Of the two tablets, one symbolized Heaven, the other Earth

Question: Why do some people open their hands during the Ashrei prayer? Answer: According to the Talmud Berachot 4b., this prayer is recited three times every day partly because it contains the verse “You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every ...

Mitzvot Done with the Right Hands, and Guidelines for Left-Handed People.

What's the difference between No-thingness with a capital N and vanilla nothing with a lower case n? What makes one Nothing G-d and the other just nothing?

We look at our nails during havdalah because: a. In order to make the blessing on the candle, it must be close and bright enough to be able to distinguish different currencies by its light. If we can distinguish between our nails and flesh we know that ...

Question: I have been told that one must never let his nail clipping lying around as they pose danger to fetuses. How does that work? Response: The Talmud Moed Katan 18a; Niddah 17a. tells us that "the righteous burn their nails, the pious bury them, and ...

Wednesday Elul 22 5703 Torah lessons: Chumash: Nitzavim-Vayeilech, Revi'i with Rashi. Tehillim: 106-107. Also 64-66. Tanya: And this is (p. 483) ...will have rest... (p. 485). Chassidic doctrine demands that before reproving another, one must pare his ...

The laws for washing the hands are detailed in the exoteric portion of the Torah. These laws each have their counterpart in man’s spiritual service as taught in the esoteric portion the “soul” of the law. The law is clear when it states that “man is ...

Thursday 20 Adar I 5703 Torah lessons: Chumash: Ki Tissa, Chamishi with Rashi. Tehillim: 97-103. Tanya: Even in the (p. 137)...transgression, and so on. (p. 137). Avoda (translated as "service" and "striving") is not the striving that avoda (service) ...