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Parashat Tazria Metzora

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen When a woman conceives and gives birth to a male. (12:2) In its commentary to this pasuk, the Midrash cites the pasuk in Tehillim 139:5 אחור וקדם צרתני: , “Back and front You have fashioned me.” Reish Lakish asserts that “back and forth” refers […]

Parashat Shemini

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Aharon Seleh It is already well known that one of the main reasons for the Corona virus is to rectify the sin of loshon hora. Corona in Hebrew קןראנא has the same numerical value to נחש=358.- the snake in Gan Eden with אדם הראשון, who was […]

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Pesach

By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov The holiday of Pesach has two names. One name is Chag Ha’Pesach, meaning the festival of passing over; the other is Chag Ha’Matzot, meaning the festival of matzah. Chag Ha’Pesach represents the Almighty’s love for Beni Israel. When Hashem was punishing the firstborn sons of the […]

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Parashat Tzav – Shabbat Hagadol

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shabbat Hagadol Shalom, We are getting very close to the holy days of פסח ! Rabbi Avraham Abihasira of blessed memory (the son in law of the Baba Sali זצוק״ל) said that there’s a lot to learn from the laws of koshering the utensils […]

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Parashat Vayikra

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh As we are all staying in our own homes tucked away from society to protect each other from the viral Covid-19, one of the hardest aspects of the situation to deal with for most of us may be the interaction with our own children. […]