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At Mount Sinai, the Almighty instructed Moshe to convey a series of laws to the Jewish people. The first is the mitzvah of Shemittah, the prohibition of engaging in any agricultural work every seven …
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Parsha: Emor – Spiritual Fingerprint
The Kohanic family is the most prestigious and sanctified family in our nation. Direct descendants of the legendary Aaron, this family was consecrated as the priests of our nation. They oversee the t…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Ethics: Pushing the Envelope (6:5)
The Torah scholar plays a significant role in the world. We believe that the reason why the Almighty created the world was for Torah study. We also believe that absent Torah study, the world would ce…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Mitzvah: Building a Temple (#95)
The epicenter of Jewish life is the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. In the Temple, the presence of God was palpable and undeniable. Ever since the Sinai Revelation, our nation has had a Mitzvah to build a …
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Parsha: Parshas Emor (Rebroadcast)
Parshas Emor contains a staggering 56 mitzvos, nearly all of them relating to either to the Kohanim, the priests, or to the Festivals, and the parsha ends with a very unusual episode that happened at…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Parsha: Kedoshim – The Superhuman Imperative
Our Parsha begins with an unusual ceremony: Moshe gathers the entire Jewish Nation, men, women, and children, to convey to them the mitzvos of our Parsha. Unlike the rest of the Torah where the natio…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Omer: Seven Themes for the Seven Weeks of Seven Days
The days spanning the Festivals of Pesach and Shavuos, of Exodus and Sinai, are called the days of the Omer. During these 49 days, during these 7 weeks of 7 days, we are commanded to count the days b…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Mitzvah: Canaanite Policy (#93-4, 425, 528)
Our nation has some enemies. The arch foe of our people are the Amalekites. That nation is hellbent upon our destruction. The ancient Canaanites were cut from the same cloth. These barbarous, idolatr…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Parsha: Parshas Kedoshim (Rebroadcast)
This week’s parsha has the highest mitzvah density of any parsha: In its 64 verses we learn 51 separate mitzvos covering many different areas of Jewish practice, including arguably the most famous mi…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Parsha: Acharei Mos – A Consequential Life
The verse in our Parsha makes a big promise: if you adhere to the Mitzvos and statutes and laws of the Torah you will be granted life. Life is what we all so deeply covet. Torah and Mitzvos are the w…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago