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Parashat Vayakhel

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh And Moshe gathered the community…  וַיַּקְהֵ֣ל מֹשֶׁ֗ה אֶֽת־כָּל־עֲדַ֛ת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Rashi notes that this gathering happened the day after Yom Kippur. In Parashat Yitro, Rashi comments that on the day after Yom Kippur, Moshe sat to judge the community. Kli Yakar explains that the […]

Parashat Ki Tisa

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Shasho וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כְּתָב־לְךָ֖ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה ×›Ö´Ö¼Öž×™ עַל־פִּ֣י ×€ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה כָּרַ֧תִּי אִתְּךָ֛ בְּרִ֖ית וְאֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And Hashem said to Moshe, “Write down these commandments, for in accordance with these commandments I make a covenant with you and with Israel.” The Ben Ish Chai explains […]

Parashat Tetzaveh

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, In parashat תצוה (×›×—, לג) the pasuk talks about the glorious garments that the Kohen Gadol must wear. Among them is the מעיל which is a garment similar to a long Talit Katan. It has embroidered pomegranates and bells on the bottom: וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ […]

Parashat Terumah

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen They shall make a Sanctuary for Me so that I may dwell among them. (25:8) It is apropos that the first week Yachad Kollel begins learning in the new building is Parshat Terumah, the portion dealing with the building of the Mishkan. The Alshich […]

Parashat Mishpatim

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh וְכִֽי־יַכֶּ֨ה אִ֜ישׁ אֶת־עֵ֥ין עַבְדּ֛וֹ אֽוֹ־אֶת־עֵ֥ין אֲמָת֖וֹ וְשִֽׁחֲתָ֑הּ לַֽחָפְשִׁ֥י יְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּ תַּ֥חַת עֵינֽוֹ׃ When a man (master) strikes the eye of his slave, male or female, and destroys it, he shall let him go free on account of his eye. Many question Hashem’s fairness and mercy […]