By:Â Rabbi Moshe Yakoby “Hashem spoke to Moshe saying, “But you shall not count the tribe of Levi, and you shall not take a census of them among the children of Israel” (Bamidbar 1:49). The commentaries of the Chumash try to expound on the difficulty raised by this verse as […]
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Shalom , in the beginning of the parasha , the Torah teaches us about the misva of Shemita. On this year we must not work in the field and let the land rest. The first verse is some what different than the other verses similar to it because the word […]
Say to the Kohanim… and tell them. (21:1) It seems that the Torah is twice instructing Moshe Rabbeinu to speak to the Kohanim. Chazal explain this to imply that the Kohanim were to convey this teaching to others who would otherwise not be included in this command; the young children. […]
Parashat Acheri / Kedushim The Torah states: “My ordinances you shall do, and my statutes you shall observe, to walk with them, I am the Lord, your God.†(Lev. 18:4). What does the Torah mean “to walk with them?†The Ktav Sofer commented that the words “to walk with them†[…]