By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari: Shalom to all, This week’s parasha starts with a phrase which will be repeated many times: ×שה ריח × ×™×—×•×— לה״,†offering by fire a pleasing aroma for HaShem. And if ח״ו the nation sins, it says that HaShem “won’t accept the pleasing aroma,†meaning the offerings […]
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By Rabbi Aharon Seleh: The Ben Ish Chai quotes a fascinating Zohar which explains how important it is to do the mitzvot with joy and to sing and praise Hashem. The Zohar says there are 2 camps in the impure forces. One is responsible for all the frivolous parties in […]
By Rabbi David Cohen: However, you must observe My Shabbatot. (31:13) Tishmoru is written in the plural, implying that the commandment to observe Shabbat is being spoken to a group. The Chafetz Chaim, zl, commented, “It is not enough that you and your household observe Shabbat. You must see to […]
By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov: The Gemara Megillah states that Kipur is like Purim (k means like) and that Purim is at a higher level than Kipur. It is very strange because on Yom Kipur we fast, wrap ourselves in Tallit, and pray all day and on Purim we eat, drink, […]
By Rabbi David Shasho: “Make two cherubim of gold—make them of hammered work—at the two ends of the cover.†The Malbim explains the word שְ×× Öµ×™ means the same, and the word שְ×× Ö·×™Ö´× means different. We see that the Cherubim on the Aron were different, male and female. We know when […]