Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen Take Aharon and his sons with him. (8:2) Rashi teaches us how Aharon HaKohen was taken/convinced to perform the avodah, service. “Draw him with words.” We are being taught an important principle. One should not be pulled to do something against his will. Compelling […]
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Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Avraham Moeinzadeh “This month shall be for you the beginning of the months. It shall be for you the first of the months of the year.†Chachamim tell us that the difference between a slave and a freed man isn’t comparable to the level of difference […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Shasho This week’s Parashiot, Vayakhel-Pekudei, both seem somewhat repetitive. The Torah describes every detail involved in the construction of the Mishkan again, despite the fact that it’s all been mentioned earlier, at the time of the commandment in parashat Teruma and Tetzaveh. What is the […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov The name Purim means lottery. Why is this important holiday called Purim? The Gemara answers that when Haman decided to kill all of Benei Israel, he made a lottery to see which month and which day would be ideal to implement his cruel plan. […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh וְהִקְטַרְתָּ֤ ×ֶת־כָּל־הָ×ַ֙יִל֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה עֹלָ֥ה ×”Ö–×•Ö¼× ×œÖ·Ö½×™×”×•Ö¸Ö‘×” רֵ֣יחַ × Ö´×™×—Ö”×•Ö¹×—Ö· ×ִש×Ö¼Ö¶Ö¥×” לַיהוָ֖ה הֽוּ×׃ Turn all of the ram into smoke upon the altar. It is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing odor… ( Shemot 29;18) ריח × ×™×—×•×—. × Ö·×—Ö·×ª רוּחַ ×œÖ°×¤Ö¸× Ö·×™, שֶׁ×ָמַרְïŠÖ´×™ ×•Ö°× Ö·×¢Ö²ï¬«Ö¸×” רְצï‹× Ö´×™: that […]