Gathering The Nation In this week’s Torah reading is the Mitzvah (commandment) of “Hakhel“. Every seven years, during the Holy Temple era, the king would get up on a platform […]
Parsha
The Secret To A Good Year As we approach Rosh Hashanah, the day on which our future for the coming year will be determined, we are all eager to procure […]
Repentance Is Attainable! “For this commandment that I command you today, is not hidden from you and is notfar…it is very near to you…”. The Ramban teaches that “this commandment” […]
You Can Choose To Be Blessed Or Cursed This week’s Torah reading describes at length the terrible suffering which will befall upon the Jewish nation should they not conduct themselves […]
The Torah’s Perspective on the Value of Life A verse in this week’s Torah reading teaches us the level of priority which the Torah gives to our lives. The verse […]
Tzara’at: A Physical Manifestation of Spiritual Misconduct The primary topic in this week’s Torah reading is the laws of tzara’at, a unique skin affliction. One who contracted this illness with […]
Moshe’s Honest Confession Sacrifices, in general, contain complex laws as to when certain portions of them should be eaten and by whom. An interesting episode, concerning these laws, transpired in […]
The Torah’s Sacrificial System The Torah reading this week discusses the laws of various sacrifices (which were brought at the times of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and Beit Hamikdash). These sacrifices […]
As God Commanded Moses Towards the end of this week’s Torah reading, the Torah records the completion of the building of the Mishkan (the Tabernacle – center of worship), as […]
The Call to Build the Mishkan This week’s Torah reading continues with the project of the building of the Mishkan (the Tabernacle – center of worship). Moses gathers the Jewish […]
