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Back to SearchParsha: Acharei Mos/Kedoshim - It's a Small World (5783)
Our double Parsha contains many different mitzvos. In this podcast we study a set of mitzvos and a very interesting dispute about their nature. We discover a valuable and profound insight that can he…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Free Will: An Exploration of Fundamental Concepts (Part 1)
Free Will is a fundamental concept in our philosophy. People are endowed by God with the ability to determine the direction that they take in life. People are allowed to choose a path of righteousnes…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Parshas Acharei & Kedoshim (Rebroadcast)
This week's double-parsha contains a smorgasbord of mitzvos. The three chapters of Parshas Acharei cover three general categories. First we read about the Yom Kippur sacrifices and procedures; then w…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Parsha: Tazria Metzorah - Scalps and Scalpels
The process of diagnosing and purifying a person afflicted with tzaraas is long and arduous. But there was no avoiding it. It is prohibited to excise a tzaraas affliction. You must go to the priest a…
Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Parsha: Tazria Metzora - Heaven on the Cheap (5783)
This week's double Parsha contains some of the most intricate and complex laws in the Torah, the laws of purity and impurity. This subject remains an enigmatic mystery for us, in fact, even in Talmud…
Published on 8 months ago
From Beast to Man
Starting from the second day of Passover, we count the Omer. For 7 weeks of 7 days a piece -- 49 days -- we count. Once the count is completed, the festival of Shavuos is upon us. What exactly is the…
Published on 8 months ago
Parshas Tazria & Metzora (Rebroadcast)
A very large percentage of Torah is dedicated to the laws of purity and impurity. This week's double Parshas of Tazria and Metzora largely deal with these laws. One variant of impurity that is discus…
Published on 8 months ago
Parsha: Shemini - Eighth Time's The Charm
Assembling and disassembling the Tabernacle was a difficult task that Moshe repeated for seven days. Each morning he placed the vertical beams into their silver sockets, and affixed the golden rings …
Published on 8 months ago
Parsha: Shemini - Fires, Foreign and Domestic (5783)
Nadav and Avihu were the crown princes of the Jewish nation. These two sons were slated to succeed Moshe and Aaron. Moshe declared, without hyperbole, that his two nephews, Nadav and Avihu, were grea…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Parshas Shemini (Rebroadcast)
After months of preparation and building, and a week of inauguration, the nation was anticipating the climax of the Tabernacle experience: When God finally rested His Presence upon the people’s handi…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago