By Rabbi David Shasho: Parashat Korach talks about the twenty-four “Matenot Kehuna” – gifts which the Kohanim receive from the rest of the nation. After listing all the various gifts, Hashem commands Moshe to tell Aharon that these gifts are a “Berit Melach Olam,” “an eternal covenant of salt.†Rashi […]
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By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari: רֵ×שִ×ית֙ ×¢Ö²×¨Ö´×¡Ö¹Ö£×ªÖµ×›Ö¶Ö”× ×—Ö·×œÖ¸Ö¼Ö–×” תָּרִ֣ימוּ תְרוּמָ֑ה כִּתְרוּמַ֣ת גֹּ֔רֶן כֵּ֖ן תָּרִ֥ימוּ ×ֹתָֽהּ׃ “The first of your kneading, you should set aside a loaf as a portion…†(Bamidbar 15,20) Shalom, in our parasha, after the episode of the spies and its outcome, we are introduced to a few misvot. […]
By Rabbi Aharon Seleh: Harav Ovadia Yosef zatzal spoke at one of his grandsons’ sheva brachot. Instead of speaking about the chatan, he sadly related a dream he had. “I saw Moshiach by the entrance of the gate of Jerusalem. But his feet were stuck in the ground. I asked […]
By Rabbi David Cohen: A man’s holies shall be his. (5:10) The Chafetz Chaim, zt’l, wrote that the above pasuk teaches us that an object or endeavor which a person dedicates/consecrates for sacred use is what actually belongs to him, and this is what ultimately accompanies him to the eternal […]
By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov: This Monday and Tuesday we celebrate the chag of Shavuot, the day that Benei Israel received the Torah. On the first night, it is customary to stay up and learn Torah all night in order to show our love for Torah and to acknowledge all our […]