Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Chaim Saidian When you kindle the lamps, toward the face of the Menorah shall the seven lamps cast light (Bamidbar 8:2) Here the Torah commands Aaron to light the lamps of the Menorah toward the central branch of the Menorah. It is puzzling that this command […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]