The Beast That Crouches at The Door omer • The Sefer: Zera Shimshon’s

• The Sefer: Zera Shimshon’s unusual commentary gives us a new and unique understanding of the magnificent words of Eishes Chayil – and of the greatness of Jewish women throughout the ages

When is the only time a klaf is rolled backward in the middle of the haftorah

The Torah and customs

חידושי הריטב"א גיטין ב

By: Devorah Eisenbach

The Beast That Crouches at The Door omer • The Sefer: Zera Shimshon’sWhat are we to learn from the narratives in the Torah? A walking, talking snake. A tree that bears mysterious knowledge of Good and Evil. A mark upon Cain for all to see. The early narratives in the Book of Genesis are familiar to us from childhood, yet the meaning of these stories often seem maddeningly elusive. For example: By forbidding Adam and Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge, did God really not want mankind to be able to distinguish right