By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov The Importance of Humility and Careful Speech In this week’s parashah, the Torah discusses the laws of inheritance. According to the Torah’s law, sons inherit their father’s estate. However, if a proper halachic will is written before one’s passing, the distribution of the estate can be […]
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In this week’s Parsha, Bnei Yisroel come to Moshe and ask him to send spies to scout out Eretz Yisroel. Moshe consults with Hashem and is told ” I am not commanding or forbidding you to send. If you want to send, go ahead”. The commentators ask the obvious question. […]
By Rabbi Aharon Seleh: The Chinuch explains that the days of Sefira are preparations for Shavuot, accepting the Torah. Harav Aharon Kotler zt”l asks if that’s the case, why do we start counting specifically from the Omer? What connection is there between bringing the Omer offering and accepting the Torah? […]
By Rabbi David Cohen: יהי ביום השמיני קרא משה לאהרון ולבניו ולזקני ישראל It was on the eighth day, Moshe summoned Aharon and his sons, and the elders of Yisrael. (9:1) The command to bring the offerings was for Aharon HaKohen alone. Why were the Zekeinim, Elders, included in the […]
By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom; We are starting the book of Vayikra, one law stands out in the Parasha (2, 11&12) כי כל שאור וכל דבש לא תקטירו ממנו לה׳ . קרבן ראשית תקריבו אתם לה׳. Don’t bring any leavened or honey as a burnt offering to HaShem. As a […]