The Ba’al Haturim quotes a midrash which explains why the alef at the end of the word ‘vayirka’ is small. It’s because Moshe wanted the word ..
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This week’s Parsha has something very interesting in the 5th letter!!! The Word Vayikra (and He (Hashem) called…) spelt in Hebrew ויקרא has a small ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
It’s the sacrifice season; the Chumash aptly described/summarised by my friend as ‘give it to the kohen and he’ll offer it up!’ But jokes ..
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He (G-d) called to Moshe… (1:1) “Thank you Melvin. That was a great audition! I’ve never heard the gravedigger’s speech in Hamlet done in Ebonics! ..
Written by Moishe Harris
The book of Vayikra has been given a bad rap. As a subject, Vayikra is often seen as detailed, dry, and mostly irrelevant. First of all, the Korbanos and other Temple ..
Written by Anonymous
Parashas Vayikra – Act Speedily with the Poor This week’s sedra sees us start the book of Vayikra. Now that the Mishkan is complete (in the previous Parashas ..
Written by Daniel Sandground
Our sages teach us in Pirkei Avot (Ethics of Our Fathers 1:2) that the world continues to exist on the merits of Torah study, avodah, and acts of kindness. Avodah ..
Written by Rafi Jager
Of all the karbanos introduced in this week’s parsha, the only one that does not require the sacrifice of an animal is the karban mincha, an offering of flour ..
Written by Rafi Jager
From a linguistic perspective, the removal of even one letter from a word in Lashon Hakodesh will alter the meaning of that word. The first word of this week’s ..
Written by Eli Gaventa