וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹך And you shall love your friend like yourself (19:18) The Mitzvah to love someone else as one loves oneself ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
This shall be the law of the Metsora on the day of his purification: He shall be brought to the Kohen (14:2) The Mishna learns from these words that even if the Metsora is ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
And a fire went out from before Hashem and consumed them (10:2) The Gemora explains that Nadav and Avihu deserved to die because they were once walking behind Moshe ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
In the Torah scroll, the aleph of the word “וַיִּקְרָא” is written smaller than the other letters. Why? Rashi writes that the word “וַיִּקְרָא” connotes ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
One of the most disheartening episodes that occurred during the 40-years in the desert is recorded in this week’s parsha. A man quarreled with a fellow Jew and left ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
At the beginning of this weeks double parsha, Hashem places a serious restraint on Aarons’ access to the innermost and by definition most spiritually intense, ..
Written by Rabbi Andrew Savage
Parashas Acharei/Kedoshim – Animals, Relationships and Relationships with Animals: Another double header Torah reading this week with Parashas Acharei and Kedoshim. ..
Written by Daniel Sandground
Rashi famously writes that the words in the pasuk im bechukosai telechu (26:3) refer to toiling in the study of Torah (ameilus baTorah). A central feature of learning ..
Written by d fine
Parashas Behar/Bechukosai – The Gift and The Curse : This week we have another double Parasha which also happens to be the final instalment from the book of Vayikra. ..
Written by Daniel Sandground
Parshas Emor deals extensively with the various physical ailments and defects which rendered a Cohen unfit for the central role he played in the Temple. The parsha ..
Written by Rabbi Andrew Savage