Parshat Achrei-Kedoshim: “The Holiness of a Society” by Rabbi Haim Sabato
The book of Vayikra is the book of Kedusha, Holiness. Generally when we speak of kedushah, we deal with two main subjects: Prohibited foods (מאכלות אסורים) and Prohibited Relations (עריות). However, the book of Vayikra also includes other categories of kedushah-the...
Parshat Tazria-Metzorah: “The Grace of G-d in Tzaarat” by Rav Ro’i Cohen
The Midrash Tanhuma in Parshat Tazria (13:9) writes: “‘When a man has on the skin of his flesh’ (Vayikra 13:2). The verse says ‘You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; evil will not travel with You’ (Tehilim 5:5) . This teaches that G-d does not seek to...
Parshat Tzav: “Chizkiyahu’s Pesach” by Rav Ehud Zand
The Mishna in Perek Dalad of Psachim states about Chizkiyahu making Pesach in Iyar “lo hodu lo.” Why do the Sages apprehend Chizkiyahu for making a Korbon Pesach? Let us look at the details and the context of the event. Chizkiyahu’s father was Achaz, a king who closed...
Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei: “For the great and the lowly are equal before the Holy One Blessed Be He” by Rabbi Yehoshua Weitzman
Parhsat Vayakhel seemingly repeats things which were said in the previous Parshah. Yet, our Sages of blessed memory learnt many things in this Parshah about the soul of man, and of societies which we can take with us into our daily lives. The Talmud Yerushalmi says in...