Sotah31- The Message Between the Lines- Examples of Kisiv and Kiri

TTfT 1211. Sometimes in Torah a word is written one way, but our tradition indicates that it is meant to be pronounced or understood in a different way. Bible critics seize on such instances and say it must be a mistake. Yet careful study of the written and pronounced form yields secrets regarding the real more »

Sotah34- Yehoshua, Kaleiv, and the Israeli Ministry of Tourism

TTfT 1214. Moshe sent 12 spies into what would become the land of Israel asking them to bring back a report about the land. Ten of the spies brought back a bad report; they interpreted their findings in a way that would demoralize the people. (Yehoshua and Kaleiv insisted that the land was good and more »

Sotah35- Mistake of the Spies- Torah is not just a song

TTfT 1215   The Talmud tells us that Dovid referred to Torah as a song (zemer) and was called to task for doing so because the word song (zemer) seems to indicate a casual relationship with Torah. We note that at the end of Parshas Veyeilech, Moshe calls the Torah a song (shira). There is more »