articles on Shmini
Lessons on Shmini
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.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Nissan 26 5781
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?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Nissan 24 5781
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.
Rabbi Berel Wein | Nissan 24 5781
Meat eater - Pack up for Israel!
Israel National Torah
deducting from the Torah reading why you're better off eating meat in Israel than in the Diaspora.
Baruch Gordon | Nissan 24 5781
Why Eat Kosher?
What's the connection between working in a recording studio and eating non-kosher food?
Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair | Nissan 23 5781
Meat eater Pack up for Israel!
The Torah sums up the whole section about eating animals with the mention of coming to Israel. Why are these two issues connected?
Baruch Gordon
Cash and Clarity
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Nissan 23 5780
