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Back to SearchMitzvah: Poles of the Ark (#96)
The Ark was the most iconic of the vessels of the Temple. Housed in the Holy of Holies, visited only once a year by the High Priest on Yom Kippur, th…
3 years, 9 months ago
Lag BaOmer and Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai
Lag BaOmer is the day that marks the Yahrtzeit/Hillula of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, one of the great Sages of the Mishnaic Era. In celebration and rec…
3 years, 9 months ago
Parsha: Parshas Behar (Rebroadcast)
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…
3 years, 9 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 consecrate…
3 years, 10 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 b…
3 years, 10 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 Re…
3 years, 10 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…
3 years, 10 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 Pa…
3 years, 10 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 wee…
3 years, 10 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…
3 years, 10 months ago