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I heard from someone a while ago (wish I could recall whom; might have been something I read in Art Scroll siddur or Birnbaum?) it is from: Deuteronomy 32:43 (Sefaria English): הַרְנִ֤ינוּ גוֹיִם …

According to an article written by Rabbi / Sir Immanuel Jakobovits, sending children out during Yizkor is based on the shul's custom, and one should not alter from that custom. He recommends that chil …

This site says the source is a mystery. Despite the fact that it is oft cited as "Chazal say", neither the Mishanah nor Talmud cite this phrase anywhere. The writer surmises: that the phrase is a …

I don't agree with your analogy to Dev. 8:12 as that is in the negative. Using your logic, that verse would imply "Lest you eat and satiate yourself and therefore WOULDN'T bless!" See the entire conte …

In the Hagadah after enumerating the plagues, there are 3 paragraphs deriving the number of plagues in Egypt and at the Sea of Reeds - by Rabbi Yosi Haglili, Rabbi Eliezer and Rabbi Akiva. What's the …

According to Ramba"m Hilchot Kiddush Hachodesh 1:1 and 1:2, Devarim 16:1 is the source. But what Rash"i states is a bit "incomplete". True, the "goal" is that Pesach does have to be in the month of Av …

I'm compiling a shiur that I plan to give on Rosh Hashanna that focuses on Ben Hashmashot (twilight). I know that there is much confusion and many opinions on how this is defined. The shiur will take …

Shemot 15:26 says וַיֹּאמֶר֩ אִם־שָׁמ֨וֹעַ תִּשְׁמַ֜ע לְק֣וֹל ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ וְהַיָּשָׁ֤ר בְּעֵינָיו֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה וְהַֽאֲזַנְתָּ֙ לְמִצְוֺתָ֔יו וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֖ כָּל־חֻקָּ֑יו כָּֽל־הַמַּֽחֲל …

Megillah 32a says: עשרה שקראו בתורה הגולל ספר תורה קיבל שכר כולן If ten have read from the Torah (meaning that at least ten verses have been read; not that there was a minyan of at least 10 p …

Conjecture: The Hebrew word "damim" means both blood and money. Perhaps, because of the use of the same word for distinct definitions, this adage arose. In a sense, it is saying, separate the "blood" …

This is a somewhat complex subject. For now, I can supply only a partial answer regarding the Cheresh (deaf - mute) from this interesting article. The original discussion seems to emanate from the f …

A few weeks ago, I saw in a Siddur (I wish I could recall which one. It's not one of the "popular brands") a section at the end of Shacharit saying that there is a minhag to recite verses from the Tor …

You can find a good summary in Avot D'Rav Nattan ch 6, mishnah 2. Summarizing some of the story cited there: He was a shepherd and began learning at 40 years old. Once he passed by a well and notice …

@Fred has provided the source for the "fruit of the lips" concept. I'll leave the task for him to expand upon it, if needed. The proof that a prophet was G-d's "mouthpiece" is in this week's Torah re …

According to this book, page 194, many of the "early Israeli" folktunes such as the one you mention were influenced by the culture of the early immigrants. This song comes from roughly the same era as …