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Back to SearchParsha: Tazria/Metzora - Blessings in Disguises (5781)
Tzaraas, the spiritual leprosy whose laws are detailed in our Parsha, appeared in three different areas: the befell sinners' skin, clothing, and hous…
3 years, 2 months ago
Ethics: Worldliness (6.6.16)
The central conflict of our lives orients around our relationship with the physical world in which we currently inhabit: the Torah teaches us that th…
3 years, 3 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 …
3 years, 3 months ago
Parsha: Shemini - Fires, Foreign and Domestic
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…
3 years, 3 months ago
Parsha: Shemini - Find Your Breach (5781)
The 8th day of the Tabernacle's Inauguration was supposed to be a day of total, exuberant jubilation. The laborious months of preparation were comple…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Secret of the Haggadah with Rabbi Shmuly Botnick
The Pesach Haggadah guides us through the Seder night and the story of the Exodus. But as is always true in our religion, there are secrets and myste…
3 years, 3 months 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 f…
3 years, 3 months ago
Parsha: Tzav - Pure-Bread
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…
3 years, 3 months ago
Ethics: Mishnah (6:6:15)
The oral Torah is vast, comprehensive, and multi-layered. One of its layers is known as Mishnah. What is Mishnah, how was it organized and codified, …
3 years, 3 months ago
Parsha: Tzav – Ashes, Ashes, We all Rise Up (5781)
The beginning of our parsha details the intricate processing of the Olah offerings. The animal is slaughtered, its blood is sprinkled on the Altar wa…
3 years, 3 months ago