Tazriah – Metzorah

Tazriah – Metzorah  תשפ This coming Shabbat, two portions will be read in Shul (that is, if there were services). The main topic of these two portions is the “metzorah,” one who was stricken with the malady -צרעת  “tzaraat” (or…

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Pesach II

Pesach II   תשע"ט   The Pesach holiday which commemorates the release of the Jewish nation from 210 years of slavery in Egypt is celebrated in the month of Nissan. Nevertheless, we are commanded to remember the Exodus from Egypt twice…

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Pesach Edition 5780

Pesach תשפ  During the period of the Judges (the roughly 350 years from the death of Joshua until David became king), the Jewish people had sinned, and Hashem subjugated them to the Midianites for seven years. In desperation, the people…

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Parshat Tzav 5780

Parshat Tzav תשפ This week’s portion, Tzav, details the different types of sacrifices that one may need to bring. A sacrifice is called a קרבן (korban), the root of which is קרב  - which means close. A sacrifice’s purpose is…

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Parshat Vayikra 5780

Parshat Vayikra תשפ In Proverbs (3:15-18), King Solomon, the wisest of all men, extolls the virtues of the Torah:   (טו) יְקָרָה הִיא מִפְּנִינִים וְכָל חֲפָצֶיךָ לֹא יִשְׁווּ בָה (טז) אֹרֶךְ יָמִים בִּימִינָהּ בִּשְׂמֹאולָהּ עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד (יז) דְּרָכֶיהָ דַרְכֵי נֹעַם…

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