Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Arachin 19 – My Weight – To the Temple!

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If one says, “I undertake to pay my weight to the Temple,” then he must give it in the substance he specified, whether it be gold, silver, o...
Monday, January 30, 2012

Arachin 18 – Age for Symbolic Value

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Symbolic value of a person vowed to the Temple depends on his or her age, and if A vows to give the value of B, it is the age of B, not A, t...
Sunday, January 29, 2012

Arachin 17 – When One Pays What He Can

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When one vow to donate his symbolic value to the Temple, he pays according to the age and gender guidelines given in the Torah . If he is po...

Arachin 16 – What To Do About Bad Talk?

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About the one who talks badly of his fellow, God says, “He who slanders his neighbor in secret... him I cannot bear.” What's the correct...
Friday, January 27, 2012

Arachin 15 – How Bad is Bad Talk?

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In the laws of a violator and seducer  there are also elements of leniency and stringency. Whether one seduced or violated the daughter of...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Arachin 14 – Leniencies and Stringencies

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Since symbolic valuation of a person is expressed in fixed currency, this can sometimes result in a leniency and sometimes in a stringency. ...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Arachin 13 – No Less, But Maybe More

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According to the final account, the Second Temple was destroyed in the first year after Shmita. This gives a starting point for counting t...