The Census, The Proclamation of Koresh and Yom Yerushalayim
In the beginning of our parsha, God commands Moshe to take a census of the Jewish people. On one hand,…
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Jerusalem: Our Living City
Our parsha teaches that every seven years the farmer in the Land of Israel must leave their land fallow. The…
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Lag B’Omer in Jerusalem
In regular years, thousands of Jews leave Jerusalem on Lag B’Omer and travel to Meron. This year, however, Lag B’Omer…
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Standing on the Shoulders of Others
It is not by chance that the parsha following Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut this year is Acharei-Mot. The structure…
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Connected from a Distance
After describing the type of leprosy that makes a person a metzora, the Torah describes some of the relevant rules…
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The Long Road To Jerusalem
The song that Moshe and the Jewish people sang at the sea is roughly divided into two parts. The first…
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Jerusalem – The Conclusion Of All Our Prayers
In the Ashkenazi tradition, the final stage of the Seder – Nirtzeh – opens with a the prayer/song of “Next…
Read MorePerspectives On The Parsha – Tzav
Daniel Luria gives over his perspectives on this week’s parsha.
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The Long and Steady Path Back To Jerusalem
The haftorah for Shabbat HaGadol is the last chapter of Malachi. As Malachi was the final prophet and this was…
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Perspectives on the Parsha: Vayikra
Daniel Luria, Executive Director of Ateret Cohanim teaches us insights on parshat Vayikra.
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