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Parashat Naso

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen “…Any man whose wife goes astray…” (5:12) From the juxtaposition of the section discussing the Priestly gifts to the laws of the Sotah, a woman suspected of infidelity, the Talmud derives the following: The consequence of a person refusing to give the Kohein his […]

Parashat Bamidbar

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov Shavuot is the celebration of receiving the Torah and becoming a Jewish nation. The Torah states that Bnei Israel stood under Mount Sinai to receive Torah. The Gemara asks a question: Why does it say under the mountain? The Gemara explains that the Almighty […]

Parashat Bechukotai

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Avraham Moeinzadeh דבר אל בני ישראל ואמרת אליהם איש ×›×™ יפליא נדר בערכך נפשות 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 […]

Parashat B’Har

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh וּקְרָאתֶ֥ם דְּר֛וֹר בָּאָ֖רֶץ לְכָל־יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ 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 […]

Parashat Emor

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 […]