The Embalming of Yakov When Yakov is Niftar, Yosef has him embalmed. In general, embalming is counter to the idea that the body needs to decompose to remove the sin of Adam, which is known as עטיו של נחש, the remnant of the sin of the snake. That is why in Shemoneh Esreh we say,…
In this week’s parsha, when the Torah describes the brothers removing their sacks to prove that the gavia wasn’t inside, the wording used is וַיְמַהֲרוּ וַיּוֹרִדוּ אִישׁ אֶת אַמְתַּחְתּוֹ אָרְצָה וַיִּפְתְּחוּ אִישׁ אַמְתַּחְתּוֹ: Why does the pasuk have to emphasize that each person took down their own sack? In the Sefer Likutei Yehuda, it says…
waiting for the surgery tomorrow to remove what was put in. the results need to be analyzed but I hope to be back soon.
Finally in a bed. Just took blood and going for a last CT. SURGERY at 8 am tomorrow beh
The first Perek is about Hashem’s command to Hoshea to marry a woman of ill repute and have children with her. This seems be quite unusual. Chazal explain that another conversation precedes this. Hoshea said to Hashem, exchange Klal Yisroel for another nation. They have sinned so much, why do You need them? מסכת פסחים…
Finished pre op prep. In tel aviv for Shabbat. Going back Saturday night for Sunday morning operation beh
I am technically in the hospital but the first surgery was put off till Sunday morning which depending on circumstances will be followed by another one the following week. I will be out for about a month from today beh.
