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A compilation of commentaries on the Torah. By Rabbi Eytan Yehudah Dzikowski
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According to Jewish tradition, based on Midrashic and Talmudic teachings.
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November 30, 2017
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Vayishlach: Ch. 35 Vs.8
Is there a mention of Rivka's death in the Torah?
וַתָּ֤מָת דְּבֹרָה֙ מֵינֶ֣קֶת רִבְקָ֔ה וַתִּקָּבֵ֛ר מִתַּ֥חַת לְבֵֽית־אֵ֖ל תַּ֣חַת הָֽאַלּ֑וֹן וַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ אַלּ֥וֹן בָּכֽוּת׃
Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died, and was...
November 28, 2017
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Vayishlach: Ch. 32 Vs.23
How could Yakov have forgotten these important oil flasks?
וַיָּ֣קָם ׀ בַּלַּ֣יְלָה ה֗וּא וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־שְׁתֵּ֤י נָשָׁיו֙ וְאֶת־שְׁתֵּ֣י שִׁפְחֹתָ֔יו וְאֶת־אַחַ֥ד עָשָׂ֖ר יְלָדָ֑יו וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔ר אֵ֖ת מַעֲבַ֥ר יַבֹּֽק׃
That same n...
November 27, 2017
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Vayishlach: Ch. 32 Vs.25
What happened to Yakov's oil flasks?
וַיִּוָּתֵ֥ר יַעֲקֹ֖ב לְבַדּ֑וֹ וַיֵּאָבֵ֥ק אִישׁ֙ עִמּ֔וֹ עַ֖ד עֲל֥וֹת הַשָּֽׁחַר׃
Jacob was left alone and a man wrestled with him until the break of dawn.
Clarification about yesterday'...
November 26, 2017
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Vayishlach: Ch. 32 Vs.23
What was so important about these oil flasks?
וַיָּ֣קָם ׀ בַּלַּ֣יְלָה ה֗וּא וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־שְׁתֵּ֤י נָשָׁיו֙ וְאֶת־שְׁתֵּ֣י שִׁפְחֹתָ֔יו וְאֶת־אַחַ֥ד עָשָׂ֖ר יְלָדָ֑יו וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔ר אֵ֖ת מַעֲבַ֥ר יַבֹּֽק׃
That same night he...
November 24, 2017
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Vayetze: Ch. 30 Vs.21
Where does the name "Dina" come from?
וְאַחַ֖ר יָ֣לְדָה בַּ֑ת וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמָ֖הּ דִּינָֽה׃
Last, she bore him a daughter, and named her Dinah.
The name Dina comes from the word din/judgment.
From here the Talmud derives tha...
November 23, 2017
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Vayetze: Ch. 31 Vs.2
Who told Lavan that Yakov had fled?
וַיַּ֥רְא יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י לָבָ֑ן וְהִנֵּ֥ה אֵינֶ֛נּוּ עִמּ֖וֹ כִּתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃
Jacob also saw that Laban’s manner toward him was not as it had been in the past.
Amalek lived for a very l...
November 22, 2017
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Vayetze: Ch. 29 Vs.10
How long did the well's water continue rising and overflowing automatically?
וַיְהִ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ רָאָ֨ה יַעֲקֹ֜ב אֶת־רָחֵ֗ל בַּת־לָבָן֙ אֲחִ֣י אִמּ֔וֹ וְאֶת־צֹ֥אן לָבָ֖ן אֲחִ֣י אִמּ֑וֹ וַיִּגַּ֣שׁ יַעֲקֹ֗ב וַיָּ֤גֶל אֶת־הָאֶ֙ב...
November 21, 2017
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Vayetze: Ch. 29 Vs.23
Why do some communities sing "hi-la-la-la, hi-la-la-la" at weddings?
וַיְהִ֣י בָעֶ֔רֶב וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־לֵאָ֣ה בִתּ֔וֹ וַיָּבֵ֥א אֹתָ֖הּ אֵלָ֑יו וַיָּבֹ֖א אֵלֶֽיהָ׃
When evening came, he took his daughter Leah and brought her to...
November 20, 2017
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Vayetze: Ch. 28 Vs.11
What happened to the stone that Yakov slept on?
וַיִּפְגַּ֨ע בַּמָּק֜וֹם וַיָּ֤לֶן שָׁם֙ כִּי־בָ֣א הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ וַיִּקַּח֙ מֵאַבְנֵ֣י הַמָּק֔וֹם וַיָּ֖שֶׂם מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יו וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב בַּמָּק֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃
He came upon a certai...
November 19, 2017
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Vayetze: Ch. 28 Vs.11
Where were the stones Yakov slept on from?
וַיִּפְגַּ֨ע בַּמָּק֜וֹם וַיָּ֤לֶן שָׁם֙ כִּי־בָ֣א הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ וַיִּקַּח֙ מֵאַבְנֵ֣י הַמָּק֔וֹם וַיָּ֖שֶׂם מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יו וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב בַּמָּק֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃
He came upon a certain pla...