KOL NIDRE - All Vows
Yom Kippur begins tonight at sundown - This a Double Shabbat
Aramaic Text English translation
כָּל נִדְרֵי, וֶאֱסָרֵי, וּשְבוּעֵי, וַחֲרָמֵי, וְקוֹנָמֵי, וְקִנוּסֵי, וְכִנוּיֵי, דִנְדַרְנָא, וּדְאִשְתַּבַּעְנָא, וּדְאַחֲרִמְנָא עַל נַפְשָׁתָנָא. •מִיוֹם כִּפּוּרִים שֶׁעָבַר עַד יוֹם כִּפּוּרִים זֶה, וּ־־• ♦מִיוֹם כִּפּוּרִם זֶה עַד יוֹם כִּפּוּרִים הַבָּא עָלֵינוּ לְטוֹבָה.♦ בְּכֻלְהוֹן אִחֲרַטְנָא בְהוֹן. כֻּלְהוֹן יְהוֹן שָׁרָן, שְׁבִיקין, שְׁבִיתִין, בְּטֵלִן וּמְבֻטָלִין, לָא שְׁרִירִין, וְלָא קַיָמִין. נִדְרָנָא לָנִדְרֵי, וֶאֱסָרָנָא לָא אֱסָרֵי, ...
Parshat Naso is the longest single parsha in the Torah, clocking in at 176 verses. That’s Torah’s way of saying, “Hey, you might want to take a long , serious and contemplative look at what you’re about to learn.”
Also on Substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-165229596?source=queue
Redeem the Donkey or Break Its Neck - The Blog
https://shmusviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/redeem-donkey-or-break-its-neck.html
Redeem the Donkey or Break Its Neck - The Video
What is the reasoning in Torah for redeeming a donkey with a lamb and if not redeemed then break the donkey's neck?
This mitzvah is one of those "what on earth?" commandments that really makes people stop and scratch their heads and seems a bit harsh, especially from the age of PETA with a 21st Century sensibilities; but if it’s in the Torah there has to be a godly reason for it. Just what could that be?
