﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:15:03 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Mussaria.org - PLYN</title><link>https://mussaria.org:443/Excerpt-Browser/ctl/RSS/mid/449/evl/0/CategoryID/12/CategoryName/PLYN</link><atom:link href="https://mussaria.org:443/Excerpt-Browser/ctl/RSS/mid/449/evl/0/CategoryID/12/CategoryName/PLYN" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 1:27  image — GEN87  By doing acts of chesed (the term denoting ...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113087/genesis-chapter-1-verse-27-image-gen87-by-doing-acts-of-chesed-the-term-denoting</link><description><![CDATA[GEN87  By doing acts of chesed (the term denoting all forms of assisting others) you emulate God.  The Chofetz Chayim cites commentators who explain that “image of God” means man has the ability to ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:01:52 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113087/genesis-chapter-1-verse-27-image-gen87-by-doing-acts-of-chesed-the-term-denoting</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113087]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 1:27  image — GEN91  In all encounters with other people, rememb...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113088/genesis-chapter-1-verse-27-image-gen91-in-all-encounters-with-other-people-rememb</link><description><![CDATA[GEN91  In all encounters with other people, remember that you are dealing with a being who was created in the image of God. Rabbi Akiva said, “The verse, ‘Love your fellow man as yourself’  Leviticus ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:01:53 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113088/genesis-chapter-1-verse-27-image-gen91-in-all-encounters-with-other-people-rememb</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113088]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 2:7  living — GEN240  A person who speaks against others is infe...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113220/genesis-chapter-2-verse-7-living-gen240-a-person-who-speaks-against-others-is-infe</link><description><![CDATA[GEN240  A person who speaks against others is inferior to animals.  Onkelos defines the words “a living soul” (nefesh chaya) as a soul which can speak.  Man, then is elevated above all animals for ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:04:05 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113220/genesis-chapter-2-verse-7-living-gen240-a-person-who-speaks-against-others-is-infe</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113220]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 2:22  sleep   — GEN322  A husband should overlook his wife’s defic...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113297/genesis-chapter-2-verse-22-sleep%c2%a0-gen322-a-husband-should-overlook-his-wifes-defic</link><description><![CDATA[GEN322  A husband should overlook his wife’s deficiencies in order to prevent disputes.  Adam’s state of unconsciousness at the time of the creation of Chava (Eve) illustrates how a husband should ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:05:22 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113297/genesis-chapter-2-verse-22-sleep%c2%a0-gen322-a-husband-should-overlook-his-wifes-defic</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113297]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 2:24  flesh   — GEN336  A husband and wife and required to mutuall...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113311/genesis-chapter-2-verse-24-flesh%c2%a0-gen336-a-husband-and-wife-and-required-to-mutuall</link><description><![CDATA[GEN336  A husband and wife and required to mutually honor and respect each other.   Ramban [Nachmanides] explains the concept of one flesh as a uniquely human experience.  The mating of animals is a ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:05:36 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113311/genesis-chapter-2-verse-24-flesh%c2%a0-gen336-a-husband-and-wife-and-required-to-mutuall</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113311]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 3:6  tree   — GEN373  We should save others from embarrassment. ...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113348/genesis-chapter-3-verse-6-tree%c2%a0-gen373-we-should-save-others-from-embarrassment</link><description><![CDATA[GEN373  We should save others from embarrassment.  Why was the tree not identified? Because God does not wish to grieve any of His creations.  Had the tree been identified, people might have said, ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:06:13 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113348/genesis-chapter-3-verse-6-tree%c2%a0-gen373-we-should-save-others-from-embarrassment</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113348]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 3:21  clothed   — GEN442  We are obligated to provide clothes for th...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113416/genesis-chapter-3-verse-21-clothed%c2%a0-gen442-we-are-obligated-to-provide-clothes-for-th</link><description><![CDATA[GEN442  We are obligated to provide clothes for the needy.  We are obligated to emulate God.  Just as He clothed the naked, so too must we clothe the naked  Sotah14a . Ideally, one should give the ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:07:21 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113416/genesis-chapter-3-verse-21-clothed%c2%a0-gen442-we-are-obligated-to-provide-clothes-for-th</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113416]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 4:10  blood — GEN504  After Kayin killed Hevel, God told Kayin t...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113479/genesis-chapter-4-verse-10-blood-gen504-after-kayin-killed-hevel-god-told-kayin-t</link><description><![CDATA[GEN504  After Kayin killed Hevel, God told Kayin that the guilt of the blood of all of Hevel’s potential descendants would devolve upon him (Rashi). The Chofetz Chayim commented that if a person can ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:08:24 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113479/genesis-chapter-4-verse-10-blood-gen504-after-kayin-killed-hevel-god-told-kayin-t</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113479]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 5:24  walked — GEN551  A craftman must take extreme care to produ...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113527/genesis-chapter-5-verse-24-walked-gen551-a-craftman-must-take-extreme-care-to-produ</link><description><![CDATA[GEN551  A craftman must take extreme care to produce a product of the highest quality. … Shoddy workmanship constitutes cheating the customer.  The Torah obligates you to produce as perfect a product ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:09:12 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113527/genesis-chapter-5-verse-24-walked-gen551-a-craftman-must-take-extreme-care-to-produ</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113527]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[GENESIS | 6:13  corruption — GEN604  We are forbidden to steal even small amoun...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113579/genesis-chapter-6-verse-13-corruption-gen604-we-are-forbidden-to-steal-even-small-amoun</link><description><![CDATA[GEN604  We are forbidden to steal even small amounts. … Rabbi Yochanan said, “Come and see the power of corruption. The generation of the flood violated everything, but the final decree against them ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:10:04 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpt-Browser/ArtMID/449/ArticleID/113579/genesis-chapter-6-verse-13-corruption-gen604-we-are-forbidden-to-steal-even-small-amoun</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-113579]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>