Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Avraham Moeinzadeh One of the Mitzvot that is commanded to us in Parashat Kedoshim is a well known Mitzvah of Ahavat Yisrael. The phrase that the Torah uses for performing this Mitzvah is “Veahavta Lereacha Kamocha,” which is simply translated as, “Love your friend as yourself.” […]
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Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Michael Segankohanim During these days between Pesach and Shavuot, we count the Omer everyday. We all know that the reason is we are looking forward and counting to Shavuot, the day of receiving the Torah. The question however is asked: if we are looking forward to […]
Parasha Thoughts by Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, The Holy Gaon Rabenu Yosef Chaim from Baghdad tells us a story about two Italian Jewish business partners who traveled on a business trip with their merchandise. On the way, a horrible storm cracked and drowned the ship to the depths of the […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yitzchak Ariel On Shabbat Chol Hamoed we read the portion of the Torah following the episode of the golden calf. The Torah describes how Moshe Rabenu prayed on behalf of Bnei Yisrael and how Hashem forgave them and gave them the second pair of luchot. Although […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen If he shall offer it for a Thanksgiving offering. (7:12) One who has survived a life-threatening crisis brings a Korban Todah, Thanksgiving-offering, out of gratitude to Hashem for His beneficence. Regrettably, many of us wait for that crisis to occur before we realize that […]