02/02/2022
The Ba’al HaTurim points out that the word terumah is the word Torah with a Mem, which equals 40. This teaches us that only those who learn Torah given in 40 days can eat terumah.
The Ba’al HaTurim points out that the word terumah is the word Torah with a Mem, which equals 40. This teaches us that only those who learn Torah given in 40 days can eat terumah.
One day a gentile came to Shammai and asked him how many Torahs the Jewish people have.
When Eliezer brought Rivkah home to meet Yitzchak, he was out in the field dovening Minchah. The Torah says:
The question had bothered me for years, but I finally had an answer that worked for me. I haven’t found it mentioned elsewhere…
The pain was excruciating, the worst I ever experienced. It began the day before in my lower back, and I thought I had just pulled a muscle as I have done many times before.
