Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh The name of the Parasha is typically taken from its first few words and points out the Parasha’s essence. This week’s portion starts with the words “ And it was the eighth day: (Yom Shemini).†Rav Dovid Feinstein poses an insightful question as to […]
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Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Avraham Moeinzadeh When one goes through the different Mitzvot of Purim, one can easily realize the unusual emphasis on unity, care and kindness to others. Matanot La’evyonim is the best example of this. Hachamim tell us that there is no need to make […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, In the beginning of our Parasha, the Midrash Rabba states that Moshe had ten different names and each name was given to him by a different individual. A name personifies a person and shows in essence who the person is. Moshe was so […]
Parasha Thoughts             By: Rabbi Yitzchak Ariel Rule number one in battle: know your enemy! The commentaries explain that many times the Torah tells us about different incidents for this very reason. Hashem created a system in which one is always […]
Parasha Thoughts By: Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, Our Parasha begins with the command the Children of Israel should bring forth to Moshe the ” pure, pressed olive oil for illumination …” The Ramban asks why it should only be brought to Moshe ? He answers that Moshe should be the […]