The 19th of Shevat is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Shimon Greenfeld (Grunfeld) of Somihali (Szemihaly), the Maharshag (1860-1930). Born in Chust, he became a student of the Maharam Shick. Married at 16, he became Dayan in Munkacs when he was 34. He succeeded his father as Rav in Somihali in 1908. His three-volume ShU”T Maharshag contains thousands of teshuvos. He also authored Zehav Shva on the Torah and Maharshag al HaTorah. His chidushim on Shas, hilchos mikvaos, and hilchos taaruvos remain in manuscript form. His nephew and talmid, Rav Shmaya, was the first Rav of the Satmar Kehilla in Montreal. “And these are the ordinances that you shall place before them.” The conjunction “and” indicates that there is a connection between this chapter and the previous, which described the Ten Statements and the Altar. Just as those commandments were given on Sinai, so were these (Rashi). There is a Midrash that connects this verse not to the previous portion, but to, “There He established fo...