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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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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