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The four names for Shavuot
The Festival of Shavuot is the second of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (the other two being Passover and Sukkot) during which, according to the biblical mandate, every Jew must present himself at the Great Temple in Jerusalem.In general, this holiday is known by the following names:1. Zman matan torateinu – Time of the Giving of our TorahOn the sixth day of the month of Sivan (it was a Shabbat day), in the year 2448 after Creation (1312 BCE), God gave us the Torah on Mount Sinai. The Feast of Weeks (Shavuot), on the 6th and 7th of Sivan, commemorates this...
Rabi Meir Baal Hanes
Today, the fourteenth of the month of Iyar "Pesach Sheni" is also the Hilula of the Tana HaKadosh "Rabbi Meir Baal Hanes" We have heard and read so many times about "Rabbi Meir," and on many occasions we also give tzedaka in his name and read prayers mentioning that they be heard for his merit, but who was Rabbi Meir Baal Hanes really? Rabbi Meir was the greatest of the fourth-generation Tannaim, the most important of Rabbi Akiva's students. Rabbi Meir played an important role in the compilation of the Mishnah. Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess (Rabbi Meir, Master of Miracles)...
"Envy a terrible quality"
Why are there people who try to stop and damage your good deeds, your work, and your very life at all costs? This is often referred to as: "Ain Hara or Evil Eye" A dangerous evil rooted in "envy and gratuitous hatred" is why we have prepared this following text, bringing a useful and positive lesson from the negative.ENVY is a very bad quality! As the Wise Man said:"Envy, desires and the pursuit of honors remove a person from the world" (Pirkey Avot 4-1)The instinct of the individual's heart is evil! And it causes him to long to be "The One...
Kimja de Pisja "Time to help those in need"
"Love your neighbor as your own life" "Kimja de Pisja" has arrived, the time of the harvest, would you like to help us? 'Kimja de Pisja' can be said to be "like a Tzedaka", but still at a very high level, because through it we help those most in need to joyfully fulfill a great Mitzva: Pesach! (Chag ha Matzot) Kimja de Pisja is an ancient custom generalized in the different Jewish communities, which during the days of Nisan (This next month) each of its members is asked to contribute to "Maot Chitim" (money for wheat) according to their means....
Pesach "skip" in memory of the special protection enjoyed by the people of Israel
