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. […]
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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 […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, HaRav Shemuel HaNagid זצ״ל lived about one thousand years ago. He was one of our great sages, a genius in Torah, a deep poet, the Minister of Finance of Spain, and the leader and protector of his brethren. Naturally, this caused the jealousy […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Aviad Boukris If we were asked to give examples of the different Mitzvot of the Torah, we would mention the basic Mitzvot of Shabbat, Teffilin, Yom kippur, eating kosher foods and so on. In last week’s Parasha, we read about Bnei Yisrael preparing themselves for the […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen Do not covet your fellow’s house…not anything that belongs to your fellow. (20:14,15) If we were to explore which transgression in the Torah encompasses all others, from which prohibition should one distance himself the most, the responses would vary. Chazal teach us that the […]