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Monday, July 6, 2026

THE RAMBAM'S REGRET

THE RAMBAM'S REGRET

Parshas מטות מסעי
ונס שמה רצח מכה נפש בשגגה

The Rambam writes* that he later expressed regret for not including מראה מקומות (sources) in his monumental work Mishneh Torah.

One time, a question was posed to the Rambam regarding a specific halacha in Hilchos Rotzeach.

The Rambam initially suggested that the source could be found in either Maseches Makkos or Maseches Sanhedrin.

However, after careful searching through the Bavli, Yerushalmi, and Tosefta, the inquirer reported that nothing matching could be found.

The Rambam then reconsidered and suggested it may be in Maseches Gittin—yet again, it could not be located.

Only later did the Rambam discover the actual source in Maseches Yevamos, and he called the questioner back to demonstrate it firsthand.

The Question That Lingered for Generations

Many later scholars attempted to identify which exact halacha this referred to in the Rambam’s writings.

It was ultimately identified by the wealthy banker and talmid chacham of Vilna, R' Mattisyahu Strashun, son of the renowned R"Shash.

He pointed to Hilchos Rotzeach Perek 5 Halacha 2, where the Rambam rules that a rotzeach b’shogeg only goes to exile if the victim dies immediately, not if death occurs later as a result of the wound.

This halacha has its source in two places in Shas: Yevamos 120b and Gittin 70b.

— קובץ תשובות ק"מ
The Rambam himself recalled Gittin, but momentarily could not locate it there.



הל' רוצח פ"ה הל' ב

אין הרוצח בשגגה גולה אלא אם כן מת הנהרג מיד אבל אם חבל בו בשגגה אע"פ שאמדוהו למיתה וחלה ומת אינו גולה שמא הוא קירב את מיתת עצמו או הרוח נכנסה בחבורה והרגתהו אפילו שחט בו כל שני הסימנים ועמד מעט אינו גולה על ידו. לפיכך אם לא פרכס כלל או ששחטו במקום שאין הרוח מנשבת בו כגון בית סתום של שיש הרי זה גולה וכן כל כיוצא בזה:

Sunday, July 5, 2026

The Canadian Eagle- PARSHAS MATOS

60 years ago the daily Yiddish Newspaper in Montreal was called
“Der Keneder Adler” (The Canadian Eagle)
Der Keneder Adler July 22 1914


Rabbi Greenglasz zt”l a Lubavitcher Chasid wrote a weekly column based on the Lubavitcher Rebbes Sichos.
 It was either Parshas Balak or Parshas Matos (These two 

Parshiyos start with Pasuk Bais), and the question he posed, 

was ,” Why is Pasuk Alef in the previous Parsha and the new 

Parsha (Balak or Matos) starts with Pasuk Bais, the new 

Parsha should have started with Pasuk Alef. He wrote a 

lengthy shtikel Torah to answer his question.

My father A”H wrote to Rabbi Greenglasz, informing him that the Kapitlach ( Chapters)and numbering the Pesukim in Tanach, was done by Christians and it’s highly unlikely, the Goy had in mind his shtikel Torah when he started a new chapter with the last Pasuk of the previous Parsha.
Over the years, I have searched for this shtikel in tens of volumes of Likutei Sichos.  I haven't  found it.

There are three possibilities :

 a) It wasn’t the Rebbes Torah, but his own. 

 b)  After my fathers letter, they realized,  better not to print           this Sicha.

 c) I didn't do a proper search.






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Friday, July 3, 2026

Reb Ahron Rofeh On The Shtinkus Marinus

The Madanei Yom Tov*1 (Chulin 66b Rosh # 67 sk 5 ) writes, when he was Rov in Vienna, Reb Ahron Rofeh (Doctor) showed him a poisonous fish, caught off the Spanish Sea, called “ Shtinkus Marinus”*2. The fish has scales but no fins, instead of fins it has legs.

Chazal say (Mishna Niddah 51b) all fish with scales have fins. Reb Ahron Rofeh  Asked 

“ Do we consider the legs as fins and therefore it is Kosher? 


If it is kosher, then the question is why would Hashem create a Kosher poisonous fish?


 If on the other hand the legs are not considered fins, then how do you reconcile Chazal that all fish with scales must have fins. " 


*1 Also known as the Tosfos Yom Tov (R. Yom Tov Lipman Heller Wallerstein)
*2 In the Torah it says כל אשר במים seems to indicate all sea animals with fins & scales are kosher.

Zohar Parshas Pinchas - No Invitation Necessary

Zohar & Kavod of Parents

The זהר writes,

"Hashem removes the deceased parents from גן עדן and brings them with Him to participate in the שמחה (wedding) of their children."

It seems from the זהר that no invitation is necessary for them to attend. (Trust in Hashem to take care of it)

There is no מקור anywhere about inviting the deceased parents to the wedding.

Placing printed invitations (some with return cards) seems unnecessary.

Placing Kvitlach on top of קברי צדיקים was unknown to previous generations.

Harav Hagaon Reb Avrohom Ganichovski זצ"ל held that one may not place anything on top of a קבר for personal benefit.

Therefore, placing a Kvittel or an invitation on a קבר would be אסור

(Based on יו"ד שד״מ–שס"ח)

שמעתי בשם שר התורה הגרח״ק זצ״ל

Only for the benefit of the נפטר

On top of the standing מצבה would be OK


מְנָלָן, דְּאִית לוֹן לְיִשְׂרָאֵל לְשַׁתְּפָא לְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא וּשְׁכִינְתֵּיהּ בְּחֶדְוָה דִּלְהוֹן. (בגין דלאו איהו חדוה, אלא בשותפות דיליה מאלין) דִּכְתִּיב, (שם קמט) יִשְׂמַח יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּעוֹשָׂיו. הַהוּא חֶדְוָה דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לָאו אִיהוּ, אֶלָּא בְּעוֹשָׂיו. בְּעוֹשָׂיו, בְּעוֹשׂוֹ מִבָּעֵי לֵיהּ. אֶלָּא אִלֵּין קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא וּשְׁכִינְתֵּיהּ, וְאָבִיו וְאִמּוֹ, דְּאַף עַל גַּב דְּמִיתוּ, קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אַעְקַר לוֹן מִגַּן עֵדֶן, וְאַיְיתֵי לוֹן עִמֵּיהּ לְהַהוּא חֶדְוָה, לְנַטְלָא חוּלָקָא דְּחֶדְוָה עִם קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא וּשְׁכִינְתֵּיהּ. כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמֵר (איוב מ׳:י״ט) הָעוֹשׂוֹ יַגֵּשׁ חַרְבּוֹ.


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