by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Feb 28, 2014 | Parashat Shekalim, Daled Parshiot, Ki Tisa, Vayakhel, Pekudei
God instructs Moshe that when he takes the census of the Israelites, they must be numbered indirectly: every man will give half a shekel, and the money thus collected will be counted. This is so that no plague will break out among them (Exod. 30: 11-13). Rashi...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Aug 31, 2012 | Ki Tetze
A Jewish man goes to war and there at war he encounters amongst the enemy a beautiful woman. The Torah says that he can take her home but he must cut off her hair and “do” her nails. It’s interesting that the two ectodermic appendages, hair and nails...