Yitzchak Gimple

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Jun 16, 2025, 12:05 AM

Ninth of Av (Historical Analysis) – Part 2

Destruction of Second Temple Introduction The Talmud (Taanit 29a) establishes Tisha B’Av as the date of the destruction of the Second Temple on the principle of “Good things occur on an auspicious day and bad things on an ominous day.” Josephus,...

Jun 8, 2025, 10:04 PM

Ninth of Av (Historical Analysis) – Part 1

Introduction Tisha B’Av, the 9th day of the month of Av, is a day of mourning and fasting, commemorating the major tragedies that befell the Jewish people on this day. This article will discuss the historical development and significance of...

Jun 2, 2025, 1:56 AM

Eye for an Eye (Analysis of text) – Appendices

Appendix 1 - Liability The degree of liability depends upon assailant’s culpability as shown in the following table based upon Talmud (ibid. 26a-b) and Shulchan Aruch 421:3. This table includes the name of the compensation in Hebrew and English with...

May 25, 2025, 6:43 PM

Eye for an Eye (Analysis of text) – Part 3

Shulchan Aruch The Talmud provides the rationale and many considerations for these payments. The Shulchan Aruch (Chosen Mishpat 420), as a code of law, provides details for these payments and rules about disputes in the Talmud. The following table lists...

May 19, 2025, 5:36 AM

Eye for an Eye (Analysis of Text – Part 2)

Although the Torah does not specify the details of the payment the Talmud provides the underlying rationale for assessing payment as follows for each category of injury. Permanent Damage The Talmud (Bava Kamma 83b) assesses compensation for permanent damage (e.g. loss...

May 14, 2025, 8:15 AM

Eye for an Eye (Analysis of text – Part 1)

Introduction The Torah (Exodus 21:24) states for compensation after an injury, “(One should pay) an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.” At a literal level this...

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About Me

Rabbi Yitzchak Gimple, of Montreal, Canada, studied under the tutelage of the gaon Rabbi Arye Leib Baron zt”l (a graduate of the Mir Yeshiva in Europe), for over 30 years in the Yeshiva Merkaz Hatalmud also in Montreal. During this time, studying both in groups as well as one-on-one with Rabbi Baron, Rabbi Yitzchak completed a number of Talmudic tractates and many sections of Shulchan Aruch, leading to his receiving rabbinical ordination from the yeshiva. In addition to his ordination, Rabbi Gimple graduated from McGill University, with distinction, in engineering. He worked in the field of telecommunications as a designer and later as a manager.