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The Four Parshiot and their Significance
The parallel and connection between the four Parshiot, the four cups of the Seder, and the four expressions of redemption.
The Path to Purity
The accepted view is, that man is judged only on Rosh Hashanah. If so, asks Tosfot, why do we pray every day? And what does this have to do with the red heifer?
The Red Heifer and Israel's Aspiration
Judaism strives to mend this world and all worlds, this generation and prior generations. This is the aspiration of the Jewish people, and no less. This idea is alluded to by the Red Heifer.
Purity And The Para Aduma
How can a dead animal, something which is inherently impure - and even makes its handler impure - cause someone else to become spiritually pristine?!
Lessons on Para
The Mystery of the Mount of Olives
As is known, everything about the Red Heifer is shrouded in mystery, and the location of its sprinkling is no exception. He who understands it will discover something fascinating...
Rabbi Netanel Yossifun | Adar II 22 5782
Carbon Fiber versus Titanium
When is it good to interrupt? Is an entertainer swinging from a flying trapeze an ohel? Why would anyone throw a tent? What difference does it make, halachically, whether an airplane is manufactured from aluminum, titanium or carbon fiber?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Adar II 20 5782
Purity and Gratitude
Moment of Wisdom
The purity of the red calf gives us a warm and feeling heart, that will bring us to our redemption.
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Adar 21 5781
Is it a Red Heifer?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Adar II 12 5779
How Now, Red Cow?
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | 5775
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Rabbi Berel Wein | 5770
The Red Heifer and Israel's Great Aspiration
Judaism strives to mend the Middle East, the Far East, the West, North, and South, this world and all worlds, this generation and prior generations. This is the aspiration of the Jewish people, and no less. This idea is alluded to by the Red Heifer.
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed | Adar 2 5768
