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What part of the souls receives pleasure when saying a Bracha on smelling?
Smell is associated with Ru'ach. The primary pleasure of Gan Eden is scent, and Gan Eden is a dwelling for the Ru'ach (Chesed LeAvraham 6:4). Ru'ach's source is Tiferet, which is also the root of Gan ...
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A Mashal of HaShem as a crazy king and Moshe as His weak-kneed friend?
By the word מכה גדולה "beating" one should understand the test of faith that Hashem gave the Jewish people with Golden Calf, while Moshe Rabbeinu was learning the Torah on har Sinai. It is ...
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Meaning of dreams with some kinds of animals
The gemara Berakhos 57b states:
כׇּל מִינֵי חַיּוֹת יָפוֹת לַחֲלוֹם, חוּץ מִן הַפִּיל וְהַקּוֹף וְהַקִּפּוֹד. וְהָאָמַר מָר, הָרוֹאֶה פִּיל בַּחֲלוֹם פֶּלֶא נַעֲשָׂה לוֹ! לָא קַשְׁיָא, הָא דִּמְסָרַג,...
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