Torah Thoughts, Stories, and Inspiration on the weekly Parsha
In this week’s Parsha (19:18) we are commanded “V’ahavta l’rei’echa kamocha, you shall love your neighbor like yourself.” I would like to share with you two questions: Why does the Torah stipulate kamocha – to love someone like yourself? Wouldn’t it have been sufficient to say, V’ahavta l’rei’echa– love your neighbor? Secondly, how can we love someone as…
In this week’s Parsha (14:2), Parshas Metzorah, we learn about the purification process for the person who was stricken with Tzaraas. According to the Mishnah (Negaim 2:2), The Kohen must make every effort to not place the person in a compromising position. Any element that may cause the affliction to look brighter is discouraged. The…
In this week’s Parsha (9:7), Aharon the Kohen Gadol was supposed to perform the inaugural service at the Mizbeach (altar), but he couldn’t bring himself to do it. Moshe had to tell Aharon to go close to the Mizbeach. Why? Why did Moshe have to tell Aharon to go to the Mizbeach? What was going…
In this week’s Parsha, the pasuk says, u’fashat es begadav, the Kohen, the priest, divests himself of his holy priestly clothing, velavash begadim acherim, he puts on ordinary simple clothing, vehotzi es hadeshin, in order to remove the ashes, to dispose of the ashes. The question is why necessitate, why require the holy Kohen to…
In this week’s Parsha (1:2), the pasuk says, “Adam ki yakriv mikem karbon lashem” – when a person from you offers a sacrifice to Hashem. There is a question here: The Torah could have simply said Adam ki yakriv karbon lashem – when a person brings a sacrifice to Hashem. Why the extra word mikem…
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In this week’s Parsha (35:22) we learn about the kind-hearted and generous men and women who donated all types of gold and material for the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle). The pasuk says, vayavo’u ha’anashim al hanashim, which means that the men ascended to the women. Seemingly, the pasuk should have said vayavo’u ha’anashim im hanashim – the men and women came…
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This week’s Parsha (Shemos 15:2) details the unprecedented miracle of Kriyas Yam Suf, the splitting of the sea. Upon witnessing the immense miracle, the Jewish people exuberantly proclaim, “Zeh Keili v’anvei’hu, Elokei Avi v’Arrom’menhu – This is my G-d, and I will glorify Him; the G-d of my father I will adore him. The order in this phrase,…
In this week’s Parsha we learn about Pharaoh’s evil decree that all Jewish male babies must be killed. Moshe was placed in a basket into the Nile River. In a twist of irony and fate, none other than Pharaoh’s daughter Basya comes to bathe in the water, sees the baby, and her compassion is aroused…
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