Monthly Archives: March 2012

Parashas Vayechi 5772- Putting our Mind over Matter

Posted on March 4, 2012 by tasteofyeshiva

Download Vayechi 5772 PDF Putting our Mind over Matter Taste of Parasha One of the students of Rava understood from him that the correct blessing to be recited prior to the Mitzvah of checking for chametz is L’vaer chametz to … Continue reading →

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Parashas Vayigash 5772- Making a Statement- Shema

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Download Vayigash 5772 PDF Making a Statement- Shema Taste of Talmud “Hear, O Israel, the L-rd is our G-d, the L-rd is One.”  A Jew is obligated to recite these words daily.  Is it sufficient to merely recite this declaration … Continue reading →

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Parashas Mikaitz 5772- Chanukah: Commemoration or Perpetuation

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Parashas Mikaitz 5772 PDF Chanukah:  Commemoration or Perpetuation Taste of Talmud and Halacha Where can you find the laws of Chanukah discussed in the Talmud?  In Tractate Shabbos 21a-24a.  Why Tractate Shabbos?  The discussion begins with a comparison of the … Continue reading →

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Parashas Lech Lecha 5772- Taking the Plunge- Bitachon

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Download Lech Lecha 5772 PDF Taking the Plunge- Bitachon Taste of Talmud The first step of the Jewish marriage process is called “Kiddushin,” which literally means to become holy or to separate oneself from the mundane.  In English it loosely … Continue reading →

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Parashas Vayeishev 5772- Courtrooms of the Mind- Do you Really Know what your Friend’s Intentions Were?

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Download Vayeishev 5772 PDF Courtrooms of the Mind- Do you Really Know What your Friend’s Intentions Were? Taste of Talmud For many of us, our first taste of Talmud came in the form of the topic of yiush (despair).  We … Continue reading →

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Parashas Toldos 5772- Education: Whose Responsibility is it?

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Download Toldos 5772 PDF Education:  Whose Responsibility is it? Taste of Talmud King Yannai had a dilemma. He had murdered all of the Rabbis in his area and now he did not have anyone to lead him in Birkas Hamazon! … Continue reading →

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Parashas Vayeira 5772- A Sheva Brachos- A Time for some Enthusiasm

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Download Vayeira 5772 PDF A Sheva Brachos- A Time for Some Enthusiasm Taste of Talmud The Jewish wedding ceremony includes seven blessings which cover a wide gamut of topics. We praise G-d for creating us and we make note of … Continue reading →

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Parashas Noach 5772- Is it Possible to Make up a Missed Opportunity

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Download Noach 5772 PDF Is it Possible to Make up a Missed Opportunity? Taste of Talmud An Ammorah, (a great rabbi from the time period of the Talmud 400-800 C.E.) said, “One who erred and did not pray the afternoon … Continue reading →

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