Vayikra
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We would expect to read “when one of you offers a sacrifice.” Instead, it says “when one offers a sacrifice of you.” The essence of sacrifice is that we offer ourselves.
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How to Praise
The Sages were eloquent on the subject of lashon hara, the sin they took to be the cause of tsara’at. But there is a meta-halachic principle: “From the negative you can infer the positive”.Therefore there must in principle be a concept of lashon hatov, good speechץ -
Comfort In Time Of Loss
When we lose someone close to us, the pain is almost unbearable. How can we find solace and comfort at such times? -
Reticence vs. Impetuosity
It should have been a day of joy. The Israelites had completed the Mishkan, the Sanctuary. But tragedy struck. The two elder sons of Aaron “offered a strange fire" and they died. Aaron’s joy turned to mourning. -
Lessons of Parshas Shemini
“I work as a leather tanner. Should I train for a different parnasah, so that I can make a living after Moshiach comes?” “What is the difference between a toad and a frog?” What does either of the previous two questions have to do with this week’s parshah? -
The Rules of Kosher Food
One of the more distinguishing life values which Judaism advocates is the type of food that a Jew eats. Perhaps no other area of Jewish life has evoked so much scholarship and divergence of opinions. -
Meat eater - Pack up for Israel!
deducting from the Torah reading why you're better off eating meat in Israel than in the Diaspora. -
Why Eat Kosher?
What's the connection between working in a recording studio and eating non-kosher food? -
Make Sure your Head Is Straight
In the aftermath of the death of two of Aharon’s sons, who brought “a foreign fire” (Vayikra 10:1), the Torah commands kohanim not to drink wine or other intoxicating drinks before entering or serving in the holy sanctum (ibid. 9). The Torah goes on: “… and to make rulings for Bnei Yisrael on all of the statutes that Hashem spoke to them by Moshe’s hand” (ibid. 11). -
Kabbalistic Twist on Vayikra
Why is the first letter Aleph in Vayikra small? the Zohar explains this issue. -
Temple Sacrifices Today!
discussing the relevance of the Temple sacrifices in our time - how past sacrificial offerings contribute to today's rebuilding of Jerusalem, and how learning about sacrifices today will serve us in the future.
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