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7 years ago
Bad neighbours
In downtown perek 14 (pasuk 40), we are told that if bona fide tzara’as is found on a house, the affected stones must be removed and plonked outside of the city. ..
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7 years ago
double-birdie
As part of his purification process outlined at the start of parshas Metzora, the metzora is to bring two birds – see the psukim for what happened [with these ..
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7 years ago
Parashas Chukas – Wisdom through Ignorance
Parashas Chukas – Wisdom through Ignorance : This week’s sedra is Parashas Chukas and it is literally over-flowing with key events from our time in the Midbar/desert ..
Written by Daniel Sandground
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7 years ago
Connection between tzara’as and the rest of the sedra?
In parshas Tazria we first have the laws of a woman who has given birth, then a brief mention of bris milah, with the rest of the sedra dealing with tzara’as. ..
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7 years ago
When birth is not enough!
The Torah writes (12:8) that after a woman has give birth she must bring a chatas offering ‘to atone.’ What exactly does this poor lady need atonement for – ..
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7 years ago
Kashrus & Silence?
Rashi 11:2 tells us that the reward for Aharon’s silence (and that of others) at the deaths of his two sons was that the portion of the Torah regarding kashrus ..
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7 years ago
The whole truth
As Rashi makes clear (10:20), Moshe admitted that he had erred in a certain law in our sedra. In Rashi’s words ‘he admitted and was not embarrassed to say that ..
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7 years ago
5 korbanos = 5 chumashim
Gimme five! The Kli Yakar (7:11) reveals that it says ‘this is the Torah’ five times in reference to the various korbanos, hinting at the five books of the Torah. ..
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7 years ago
No Aharon HaKohen in Vayikra?!
Where’s your Kohen gone? : It is a relatively famous fact that Moshe’s name is not mentioned in parshas Tetzaveh (though it has not quite made it into Trivial ..
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7 years ago
Olah – be the best!
Olah, Olah, Olah Olah The Chizkuni (1:3) points out that the first korban to be mentioned is the olah. Why is this? He answers that it is simply because the olah ..
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