Why did hazal create a prayer framework?

Part 1 Rambam h' tefillah, perek 8. Is there a separate idea of hearing hazarat haShatz? Must one daven (lahash) in a minyan? Part 2 Is...

When should aggada and midrash be taken literally?

Is it a mitzvah to build a mikdash?

An introduction to the mishnayot and yerushalmi on masechet sheviit. Rav Bar Hayim uses the perush of R Yehuda Felix ztz"l and helps...

Why are old halachot retained in the mishna? In general, the hachamim based their statements on Torah verses (אסמכתא). As explained by R...

Halacha 1 When is it good to plough, and when is it bad to plough? How are beit Hillel the more strict opinion? See tosafot moed katan...

Halacha 2 A continued discussion of the laws regards the roots of a tree. Rav Bar Hayim explains the pesuk כאפיקים בנגב (from shir...

Halacha 3 Why did the mishna choose figs as the stand in fruit? Are today's olive the same today as they were in the time of hazal? How...

Part 1 Halacha 4 From where is tosefet sheviit derived? How do we know the name ר׳ בֵּיבָי? How do we consider fives trees? Part 2 R...