The Concept of Shemittah “Behar” means on the mountain. On the mountain of Sinai, Hashem (God) communicates to Moses the laws of the “Shemittah” or Sabbatical year: every seventh year, […]
Weekly Torah Portion
Insight and themes on the weekly Torah portion read aloud in synagogue.
How to Thank God Offering of Thanks וְכִֽי־תִזְבְּח֥וּ זֶֽבַח־תּוֹדָ֖ה לַֽהֹ’ לִרְצֹֽנְכֶ֖ם תִּזְבָּֽחוּ And when you slaughter a thanksgiving offering to Hashem, you shall slaughter it so that it should be […]
When we learn Torah, we soon find out that Hashem usually speaks directly to Moshe. Parshat Kedoshim is one of the rare occasions where Hashem speaks directly to the Jewish […]
Q: On Yom Kippur, the Cohen Gadol is required to remove his regular, colorful and golden vestments and don an all white outfit before entering the Holy of Holies to […]
Q: What is one of the causes of the tazria affliction? A: Rambam infers that lashon hara is the cause, citing a story in Parshat Nasso when Miriam is punished […]
Question: The Kohen is commanded to swap his fine clothing into regular clothing that will inevitably get dirty when taking the ash outside of the camp each morning. Why is […]
“…he shall pay it with its principal, adding its fifths to it…” Vayikra (Leviticus) – Chapter 5, Verse 24 According to Torah law, a thief who voluntarily returns what he has […]
Parshas Vayikra discusses the mitzvot of animal sacrifice for the purpose of atonement. In Judaism, the yetzer hatov and the yetzer hara are two forces within us: the inclination to […]
Moshe said to the B’nei Yisrael (children of Israel), “See, Hashem has called by name Betzalel, the son of Uri, the son of Chur, of the tribe of Yehudah. He […]
As we are approaching the month of Nissan, the Yom Tov of Pesach, or Passover, is right around the corner. Our sages understood that in no uncertain terms can one […]
