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Parashat Tazria

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh וְטִהַ֖ר אֶת־הַנָּ֑גַע כֻּלּ֛וֹ הָפַ֥ךְ לָבָ֖ן טָה֥וֹר הֽוּא׃ He is clean, for he has turned all white. (ויקרא ×™×’, ×™×’) When Saraat is partiality white it’s a sign of impurity. However, the above verse teaches us if the whole saraat turns white it’s not impure. […]

Parashat Shemini

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, our parasha is one of the main sources for the laws of kashrut. דַּבְּר֛וּ אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר זֹ֤את ×”Ö·Ö½×—Ö·×™Ö¸Ö¼×”Ö™ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֹּאכְל֔וּ מִכָּל־הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ Speak to the Bene Yisrael thus: These are the creatures that you may eat from among all the land […]

Parashat Tzav

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen This is the law of the sin-offering; in the place where the Olah (Elevation/Burnt-Offering) is slaughtered, shall the sin-offering be slaughtered. (6:17) The Torah details the various laws applicable to the korbanot, ritual offerings. One intriguing halachah that demands elucidation is that of the […]

Purim

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov The Shabbat before Purim is called Shabbat Zachor because we read about the nation of Amalek who attacked Beni Israel when they came out of Egypt. The reason that we read it on this particular Shabbat is because Haman, who wanted to destroy Beni […]

Parashat Pekudei

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Avraham Moeinzadeh We learned in last week’s parasha that Moshe Rabenu a”h made the kior (washing basin) of the Mishkan from the copper mirrors that the ladies had dedicated. This week’s parasha discusses the requirement for the Kohanim to wash their hands and feet from the […]