Zohar on Tehillim 25 — the prayer of “Nefilat Apayim” (falling on one's face)
Zohar on Tehillim 25 — the prayer of “Nefilat Apayim” (falling on one's face) Tehillim 25:1 Rabbi Shimon said: לדוד אליך ה' נפשי אשא אלקי בך בטחתי וגו' — “Of...
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Zohar on Tehillim 25 — the prayer of “Nefilat Apayim” (falling on one's face) Tehillim 25:1 Rabbi Shimon said: לדוד אליך ה' נפשי אשא אלקי בך בטחתי וגו' — “Of...
Zohar on Tehillim 65 – Atonement for Sins Rabbi Chiya says: It is written in Tehillim (65:4): “Iniquities have prevailed over me, our transgressions aton...
“Shirat Devorah” – a segula for teshuvah and the annulment of all sins Chazal teach that Hashem loves when Israel sings songs to Him. The Torah be...
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The Mountain Jewish Language The language of the Mountain Jews—Juhuri—is interesting because it has absorbed four languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, Persian, and Turk...
The Numbers of Hanukkah Over the eight days of Hanukkah, we light 44 candles, including the Shamash (or 36, not counting the Shamash). Chanokh reveals that bot...
Rabbi Zusha of Anipoli, the tzadik beloved by the entire Jewish people, taught that teshuvah תשובה – is an acronym for five guiding principles: ת - “Be...
Shabbat Mevarchim and the Recitation of Tehillim On the Shabbat preceding Rosh Chodesh (the new month), the entire Book of Tehillim is recited. Tehillim i...
The Number 36 and Or Ha-Ganuz (the Hidden Light) on Hanukkah The five words of the evening Kiddush: “Vayechulu hashamayim vehaaretz vechol tzevaam” correspon...
Segula for Rachamim — reciting the name of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev after Tehillim The Mishnah in tractate Yoma says that the watchman in the Te...
The Secret of Hanukkah Hanukkah is an acronym formed from the words: “Ḥet Nerot ve-Halakhah ke-Veit Hillel”— ח נרות והלכה כבית הלל — (eight candles and t...
Birkot HaShachar - Morning Brachot Immediately upon waking, we give thanks to G-d by saying «Modeh Ani»: Modeh (women: Modah) ani lefanecha Melech...