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Parashat Behar, Bechukotai

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen If you will say: “What will we eat in the seventh year?” I will ordain my blessing. (25:19, 20, 21) Sforno distinguishes between the baal bitachon, one who trusts in Hashem, who does not question, “What will we eat in the seventh year?” and […]

Parashat Emor

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Avraham Moeinzadeh The very last paragraph of this week’s Parasha speaks about four different types of crimes and their punishments. The violations are as follows: 1) A Blasphemer (someone who curses the name of Almighty) should be stoned. 2) A Murderer should be killed 3) Someone […]

Parashat Acharei Mot – Kedoshim

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Aviad Boukris We find a connection between these days of Sefira, when we mourn the petira of Rabbi Akiva’s twenty four thousand students, and this week’s Parasha which starts off with the petirah of Nadav and Avihu on the day of Chanukat Hamishkan. We know that […]

Parashat Tazria-Metzora

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Shasho This week’s Parasha,Tazria-Metzora, talks about a man with tsara’at, an affliction that resulted when Lashon Hara was spoken. The Torah tells us that he is sent out of the camp and placed in solitary confinement. He can’t touch anyone, talk to anyone, and amongst […]

Parashat Shemini

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh אַל־תְּשַׁקְּצוּ֙ אֶת־נַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם בְּכָל־הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵ֑ץ וְלֹ֤א תִֽטַּמְּאוּ֙ בָּהֶ֔ם וְנִטְמֵתֶ֖ם בָּֽם׃ You shall not draw abomination upon yourselves through anything that swarms; you shall not make yourselves unclean therewith and thus become unclean.(Leviticus 11:43) תנא דבי רבי ישמעאל עבירה מטמטמת לבו של אדם שנאמר (ויקרא יא, […]