Some reflections on בֵּין הַמְּצָרִים in light of Current Events
05/07/2026 | 28 mins.
What does רשב"ג mean when he says (שבת י"ג ע"ב) אֵין אָנוּ מַסְפִּיקִין?
Shiva Assar B’Tammuz and other events, such as July 4, 1776! And July 15, 1099
02/07/2026 | 26 mins.
The Fall of Jerusalem to the Crusaders in 1099 and the accompanying massacres of Jews
הַפְטָרַת שַׁבַּת פִּינְחָס (בֵּין הַמְּצָרִים) - Jeremiah is from the non-corrupt, banished, kohanim
01/07/2026 | 30 mins.
His Divinely-ordained career of musar and tochechah begins in the middle of King Josiah's radical (and unpopular!) campaign to exterminate idols in the Kingdom of Judah
Parshas Pinchas: Pinchas criticizes Hashem and is rewarded by Hashem for it
30/06/2026 | 30 mins.
Were the 24,000 who perished Jews? Or erev rav?
The Tosfos Shantz: Rabbi Samson of Sens (1150-1211), Pt. 3
30/06/2026 | 47 mins.
How were the Crusader-Related events in Eretz Yisroel that took place in the 12th century interpreted by the Baalei Tosfos and their Jewish contemporaries? As עִקְבְתָא דִּמְשִׁיחָא!
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