Shiur to the Mithabrim (‘Associates’) 28th Kislev, 5785, 29th December 2024, Chanukah. The Gemara recounts about ‘Diclot’ (Diocletian, Roman Emperor) – this is page 47a, in Trumot, the end of the eighth verse[1]. Diocletian was a shepherd of pigs. He used to shepherd [his pigs] exactly opposite where the cheder of Yehuda Nesiya[2] was [in […]
I just got an update on the Rav’s Torah. They have multiple scribes working on it full time, but it’s looking like it is NOT going to be ready for the Rav’s birthday, Tevet 23rd, January 23rd, 2025. But a little later. I’m really hoping not too much later, as the Rav clearly said when […]
I woke up today in quite the bad mood. Let’s say, it’s a reaction to months and months and months of unremitting stress. Let’s say, it’s a reaction to my obnoxious landlord, and the feeling that I am just never going to own my own place in Jerusalem, no matter how hard I try. Let’s […]
Here is Rav Berland’s prayer to free the hostages, in its own post. ==== This is the English translation: Master of the Universe, Almighty, who can do anything and Who is full of mercy. Give us the merit to see all the hostages returned, in the blink of an eye (=435). In the merit of […]
A couple of days ago, ‘Hamas’ released a video of one of the captives in Gaza, called Liri Elbag. This is a screenshot, from the Daniel Amram Telegram channel: ==== I have to say, this upset me a lot. Liri is 19 – and now looks like a haggard middle-aged woman. And then, I felt […]
Excerpt of a shiur given over on 22nd Kislev, 5785, (Dec. 22, 2024) to ANSH from Netivot. There is a picture of the head of the shevet of the Nazis, of the Germans, eating her husband.[1] There’s a picture, they wanted to destroy the picture, [but] they didn’t succeed. Now, they already made hundreds of […]
I had such a tough, long day yesterday. Out the house around 7am, only back at 7.30pm. Then baby was crying, so I spent another 20 minutes trying to calm him down (the tuning forks worked a treat. If anyone is interested in hearing more about that, let me know, I’m happy to write about […]
It struck me that even though we are apparently being ‘rocketed’ non-stop here in Israel, most people have absolutely no idea how these ‘rockets’ are meant to work. Why is that important? It’s important, because when the media tells us all ‘you just got rocketed by a short range ballistic missile called a Zolfhagar, by […]
One of my readers asked me if I could re-post the Rav’s prayer to get off the internet. I thought that’s a fantastic ‘nudge’ from Above, so here it is again: == Translation: Ribono Shel Olam, Who can do anything. Strengthen us with great joy, and we will no longer look at the internet again, […]
Excerpt of shiur, Monday, 8th Kislev, 5785, to the Yeshiva in the Old City == Now, we are seeing in Syria that everything fell. The Sitra Achra fell, and in Lebanon, the Sitra Achra fell. [But] now we had seven killed, it’s not helping anything that… Hashem is showing that there is no ‘kochi v’otzam […]