The main area designed for the general Jewish population in the Beis Hamikdash (including sometimes women) was known as עזרת ישראל. The women’s section (again, not just for women) was known as עזרת נשים. Today the women’s section in the synagogue (our mini-Temple) is likewise known as the “Ezras Nashim”, which is simple to remember. But the original Temple is being forgotten. I now see signs referring to the main hall as עזרת גברים…
How does one merit the Divine spirit (or “Ru’ach Hakodesh”)? By “Dveikus”, or keeping in mind the Torah’s divine source while studying, avoiding anger at all costs, and other things.
Rabbi Yaacov Addes explains matters in these two, newly translated books:
Likewise from Wikiquote:
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The famous Taz Orach Chaim 61:3 in explaining why head-covering for men is obligatory (in Devarim Shebekdusha) says this:
ומכל מקום נראה דעכשיו שחוק שלהם הוא כן ודאי יש אפילו איסור בזה משום ובחוקותיהם לא תלכו
I understand this to mean one may not specifically uncover one’s head for prayer like the Cursedians do, but there is no problem to leave it uncovered; how can there be a prohibition of “Bechukoseihem” (following non-Jewish idolatrous customs) on doing nothing (Shev ve’al ta’aseh)?!
החוברת הועלתה לכאן מכיון שהאתר המקורי בו הופיע הפסיק לפעול. אם אתבקש, החוברת תורד.
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