Ramach and shesahAccording to the Mishnah (Ohalot 1), we have 248 limbs (evarim), the numerical equivalent of the word ramach.By Rabbi Julian Sinclair1 min read
Hogen"An educated person must know the wisdom of higayon for the sake of his Torah study."By Rabbi Julian Sinclair1 min read
DugriIn Arabic, dugri means truthfulness to the facts, the opposite of a lie.By Rabbi Julian Sinclair1 min read
ChosenChosen not only refers to muscle but also to wealth or treasure.By Rabbi Julian Sinclair1 min read
MeredChanucah celebrates the success of the Hasmonean Revolt, in Hebrew Mered.By Rabbi Julian Sinclair1 min read
LeviathanLevyatan in Hebrew means “whale” and in biblical Hebrew refers to a great sea-creature.By Rabbi Julian Sinclair1 min read
Shivi'imToday, shivi’im is trifling amount compared to the reigning big numbers of billion and trillion.By Rabbi Julian Sinclair1 min read
Moshav LaitzimThe term moshav laitzim comes from Psalms 1:1. “Happy is the man that has not walked in the counsel of the wicked, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in a place of scoffers.”By Rabbi Julian Sinclair1 min read
Safra VesaifaA midrash (Deuteronomy Rabba 4:2) on the giving of the Torah describes safra vesaifa descending from the heavens.By Rabbi Julian Sinclair1 min read