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Back to SearchParsha: Parshas Tazria (Rebroadcast)
A very large percentage of Torah is dedicated to the laws of purity and impurity. Parshas Tazria deals exclusively with these laws, first with respec…
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Parsha: Shemini – Aaron’s Credentials
In our Parsha Aaron is promoted to become the high priest. Previously, Moshe served as high priest in an interim role, henceforth Aaron and his desce…
4 years, 5 months ago
We Have Been Blessed With a Baby Boy
With deep appreciation to the Almighty for all the goodness that He has bestowed upon us, I’m happy to share that my wife, Chaya, and I were blessed …
4 years, 5 months ago
Parsha: 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…
4 years, 5 months ago
Parsha: Tzav – Ready, Steady, Fire!
A lot of things are needed for the Temple and the Tabernacle to function properly. There are all kinds of prerequisites, protocols, procedures, and r…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Book of Esther on an Allegorical Level (Rebroadcast)
On Purim we read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Purim miracle. The Persian king Achashverosh conspires with his Amalekite viceroy H…
4 years, 5 months ago
Ethics: Torah and Asceticism (6:4)
Food is delicious and we desire it from the first day that we are alive. How does our pursuit of food – and physical and material indulgences in gene…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Kabbalistic Conflict of Purim with Rabbi Shmuly Botnick
Purim is a tantalizing festival. We get the dress up in costumes, read about close brush with destruction that our nation endured many centuries ago,…
4 years, 5 months ago
Parsha: 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, …
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Parsha: Vayikra – From Each According to His Ability
Our Parsha deals exclusively with sacrifices. Since the destruction of the Temple nearly 2,000 years ago, our nation has not offered a single sacrifi…
4 years, 5 months ago