Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, our parasha is one of the main sources for the laws of kashrut. דַּבְּר֛וּ ×Ö¶×œÖ¾×‘Ö°Ö¼× ÖµÖ¥×™ יִשְׂרָ×ֵ֖ל לֵ×מֹ֑ר ×–Ö¹Ö¤×ת ×”Ö·Ö½×—Ö·×™Ö¸Ö¼×”Ö™ ×ֲשֶ×֣ר תֹּ×כְל֔וּ מִכָּל־הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה ×ֲשֶ×֥ר עַל־הָ×ָֽרֶץ׃ Speak to the Bene Yisrael thus: These are the creatures that you may eat from among all the land […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh And Moshe gathered the community… וַיַּקְהֵ֣ל מֹשֶ×Ö—×” ×ֶֽת־כָּל־עֲדַ֛ת ×‘Ö°Ö¼× ÖµÖ¥×™ יִשְׂרָ×ֵ֖ל 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 […]