All posts by: moishe

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  Tazria

  6 years ago

  Lone stranger

  One of the main causes of the Biblical disease tzarass was evil speech [1]. Part of the repentance program for a metzora (suffering from tzarass) was that he would ..

  Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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  Shemini

  6 years ago

  Fearless or legless?

  When the time came for Aharon’s inauguration service in the Tabernacle, Moshe encouraged him to “approach the altar” [1]. We have been taught that this encouragement ..

  Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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  Mishpatim

  6 years ago

  Law and order

  We are currently in the final week of the ‘Shovavim’ period of repentance, based on the verse “wayward (shovavim) sons return” [1]. ‘Shovavim’ is also ..

  Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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  Terumah

  6 years ago

  True man

  Moshe was told to speak to the Children of Israel [1]. But instead of continuing in the usual manner and say to them, G-d commanded Moshe to take for Me teruma (donations ..

  Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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  Yisro

  6 years ago

  Who Are These “Other gods”?!

  Do not have other gods in my presence (20:3) When the Torah warns us not to follow other gods, it implies that there are other gods.  However, the Torah declares, ..

  Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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  Yisro

  6 years ago

  Happy to be left out

  The account of the giving of the Torah is in the portion of Yisro. This seems a little strange since Yisro was originally a priest of idolatry. Furthermore, he was not even ..

  Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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  Beshalach

  6 years ago

  Don’t be a bird brain!

  And they measured (the mannah) with an omer, and whoever gathered much did not have more, and whoever gathered little did not have less; each one gathered according ..

  Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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  Beshalach

  6 years ago

  Believing is seeing: eye I

  “See – G-d has given you Shabbos… a person should not leave his place on the seventh day” [1]. We have been taught [2] that Shabbos is a special gift. ..

  Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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  Torah-Portion

  6 years ago

  In G-d we trust

  After the Children of Israel were commanded to bring the Pesach sacrifice, we are told that “they went and… did as commanded… and so they did” [1]. ..

  Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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  Vaeira

  6 years ago

  Are You Afraid?

  And Moshe spoke accordingly (about redemption) to the Children of Israel, but they did not listen to Moshe because of their shortness of breath and from the hard ..

  Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick