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7 years ago
Parashas Shemini – Journey to the Centre of the Torah
Parashas Shemini – Journey to the Centre of the Torah This week’s sedra, Shemini, contains three distinct themes. The parasha begins with the first service ..
Written by Daniel Sandground
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7 years ago
A redemption in steps!
Though Moshes’ name is mentioned only once in the entire Haggadah, no one would deny that he is the central figure in the story of the exodus. It was his leadership ..
Written by Rafi Jager
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7 years ago
Receipe for Success!
We are fondly familiar with the palate-pleasing practice of dipping our matzah and maror in charoset, an interesting concoction comprised of nuts, apples, and other ..
Written by Rafi Jager
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7 years ago
Vayikra and the Small Aleph – Moshe’s Humility (Mishlei)
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
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7 years ago
What’s an ‘adam’ and why is it in korbanos?
The Netziv[1] notes that in all the various topics and laws of Chumash Vayikra (and there are many) we only find the term ‘adam’ (‘person/man’) twice. One is in our topic ..
Written by d fine
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7 years ago
Quality or Quantity..you choose!
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
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7 years ago
Not just a lip service!
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
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7 years ago
Parashas Vayikra – Act Speedily with the Poor
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
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7 years ago
Without a shadow of a doubt!
Every morning, as we rise from our slumber, we say in our prayers, “The beginning of wisdom is the fear of Hashem.” And keeping this in mind, we try to live ..
Written by Rafi Jager
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7 years ago
Parashas Vayakhel/Pekudei – The Three Deadly Attributes of Sin
This week we have a double sedra Vayakhel and Pekudei so that means a very long Torah reading indeed, over two hundred possukim! The sedras continue and conclude ..
Written by Daniel Sandground
