Monthly Archives: August 2022

We learn that Moshe fervently prayed, asked for favor/Grace, Chen, חן, 515 times (which is the gematria, numerical value, of the word “v’etchanan“, ואתחנן), begging God to overturn His previous decision to bar him (Moshe) from entering The Land. Moshe’s … Continue reading →

Today has been the tenth of Av–yesterday was Shabbat and no one fasts. Nonetheless, the energy resembles “the real deal”, Tisha B’Av, the 9th of Av, and those who fast, refrain from showers and leather shoes, et al., are engaged … Continue reading →