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Back to SearchGuard The Matzos: A Yahrzeit Tribute to Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe
Matzah is a tricky food. It is made with the same ingredients as bread ; the only difference is the speed of how they are processed. The Torah tells us that we must guard the matzos to prevent them f…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Parsha: Tzav - Conceal the Deal
A top of the altar were fires that were never extinguished for hundreds of years. What was the nature of these fires? What were they made up of? How are they different than other fires? When we exami…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Parsha: Tzav - Pure-Bread (5783)
On the first day of a Kohein's tenure doing service in the Temple, they bring a once-in-a-lifetime offering: a meal-offering that is almost identical to the daily meal-offering offered by the High Pr…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Five Questions for Pesach
Pesach (Passover) marks the founding event of our nation. We had been enslaved in Egypt for centuries, and in one night the Almighty extracted a nation from amidst a nation with miracles, signs, and …
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Parshas Tzav (Rebroadcast)
In continuation of the themes of last week, Parshas Tzav details the procedures of processing many of the sacrifices enumerated in Parshas Vayikra, teaches us about new sacrifices, and we read about …
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Parsha: Vayikra - Mind of a Thousand Men
The Book of Leviticus begins with sacrifices. We read about the multiple types of elevation sacrifices, meal offerings, peace offerings, sin offerings, etc. None of us would imagine that this Torah s…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Parsha: Vayikra: Five-Course Meal Offering with Rabbi Dovid Biron (5783)
We begin the Book of Leviticus with a Parsha Podcast treat: I invited my friend and study partner Rabbi Dovid Biron to guest host this week's episode. He did not disappoint. In this podcast we learn …
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
Parshas Vayikra (Rebroadcast)
In Parshas Vayikra, the first Torah section in The Book of Leviticus, we learn about the processes and procedures of many different varieties of sacrifices: There are three different types of elevati…
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
Parsha: Pekudei - Zero to Won
After four Parshas, the Tabernacle is finally finished this week. Before the Tabernacle is erected though, Moshe provides an audit for all the gold, silver, and copper that was raised for the Taberna…
Published on 9 months ago
Parsha: Pekudei - Autopilot Disengaged (5784)
The narrative of the Tabernacle spans many chapters at the end of the book of Exodus. The nation is told to build a sanctuary for God in which He will dwell. The Torah uncharacteristically repeats ma…
Published on 9 months ago