Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Avraham Moeinzadeh דבר ×ל ×‘× ×™ ישר×ל ו×מרת ××œ×™×”× ×יש ×›×™ ×™×¤×œ×™× × ×“×¨ בערכך × ×¤×©×•×ª לה’ Speak to the children of Israel and say to them: If a man articulates a vow to Hashem regarding a valuation of living being (Vayikra 27-1). Sefer Vayikra starts with the […]
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Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh וּקְרָ××ªÖ¶Ö¥× ×“Ö°Ö¼×¨Ö›×•Ö¹×¨ בָּ×ָ֖רֶץ לְכָל־יֹשְ×בֶ֑יהָ This week’s portion, Parashat B’Har, starts with the basic laws of Shemita and Yovel which are largely similar. One distinct difference between them is in regards to the freedom of the Hebrew slaves in the Yovel year. The slaves were […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, In the Parasha we have a verse : You shall not desecrate My holy Name, I should be sanctified among the Children of Israel. (Vayikra,22:32). The Chafetz Chaim (R Yisrael Meir HaKohen) writes in Biur Halacha 146 about the gravity of speaking in […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yitzchak Ariel The first commandment in Parshat Kedoshim is “Kedoshim Tih’yu†loosely translated as “be holy.†What does it mean to be holy? How does one fulfil this commandment? The commentaries point out that the word Kadosh really means separate. The Ramban writes that until now […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Chaim Saidian Do not imitate the practice of the land of Egypt… and do not imitate the practice of the land of Canaan (18:3) This is one of the Torah’s introductory verses for the section that commands the Jewish people to be holy. Upon commenting on […]