Jewish Unity and the Peace of Jerusalem
Our parsha contains several commandments regarding proper interpersonal conduct and relationships. Notably, there is a prohibition against hating a fellow…
Read MoreOur parsha contains several commandments regarding proper interpersonal conduct and relationships. Notably, there is a prohibition against hating a fellow…
Read MoreThe midrash in this week’s parsha notes that the laws of human purity are only described in the Torah after…
Read MoreIn our parsha Moshe speaks to Aharon twice about the special sacrifices of the day the Mishkan was to be…
Read MoreThe name “Pesach” originates with the word used by the Torah to describe God’s saving of the firstborns of the…
Read MoreOn Shabbat HaGadol there is a custom to read the chapter of Malachi as the haftorah instead of the standard…
Read MoreThe Noam Elimelech opens his commentary to our parsha with an astute observation on the first verse of Vayikra. Our…
Read MoreIn the aftermath of the sin of the golden calf, God tells Moshe that He intends to destroy the Jewish…
Read MoreThis week we remind ourselves that our war against Amalek and other forms of evil is ongoing. It is a…
Read MoreThe structure of the Mishkan consisted of wooden beams. The Torah is careful to delineate that these beams should be…
Read MoreThis week is the first of the four special Torah readings that lead up to Pesach. They are all connected…
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