At sundown, Monday, 4/12/2021, the month of Aviv comes to its end and Rosh Chodesh Iyar begins. You are invited to participate in the Rosh Chodesh liturgy by clicking this link. … [Read more...] about Rosh Chodesh Iyar
In The Day of His Cleansing
Weekly Torah Lesson # 2 Parasha: Metzora "Infected one"Torah: VaYikra 14:1 - 15:33 1 And Avinu spoke to Moshe, saying, 2 This shall be the law of the metzora in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought to the priest: 3 And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of tzaraat be healed in the metzora; 4 Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean,…(VaYikra 14:1-4) The … [Read more...] about In The Day of His Cleansing
The Eighth Day
Weekly Torah Lesson Parsha: Shemini - EighthTorah: Va Yikra (Leviticus) 9:1 - 11:47 1 And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moshe called Aharon and his sons, and the elders of Israel; 2 And he said to Aharon, Take you a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a Olah offering, without blemish, and offer them before Avinu. (V’Ikra 9:1) 1. On The Eighth DayOur Sidra begins with the words, "And it came to pass on the eighth day. . . ." The Kli Yakar, in his commentary to the … [Read more...] about The Eighth Day
The Priesthood
Parasha: Tzav – CommandTorah: VaYikra 6:8 – 8:36 8 And Avinu spoke to Moshe, saying, 9 Command Aharon and his sons, saying, This is the law (these are instructions – v’zot torat) of the Olah offering: It is the Olah offering, because of the burning on the altar all night to the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it. (VaYikra 6:8-9) “…command Aharon and his sons..” At the time of this “command”, Aharon and his sons were the entire priesthood. By limiting the … [Read more...] about The Priesthood
Not Guilty By Reason of Ignorance
Parasha: V’ikra – and He calledTorah: V’ikra 1:1 – 6:7 Our modern judicial system seems to follow the Torah’s prescribed ruling that ignorance of the law does not automatically impute innocence with a plea of ignorance. Here is what the Torah teaches: 13 And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of Avinu concerning things … [Read more...] about Not Guilty By Reason of Ignorance
There Will Be No Plague..
Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha: Kitisa – When you lift up the headTorah: Shemot 30:11 – 34:35 This phrase, from this week’s parsha, caught my attention because of the current medical situation that we find ourselves. I haven’t heard anyone from the Center for Disease Control talk about this particular “remedy” against the Corona virus. There is biblical evidence against taking a census without collecting the offering. Let’s start from the beginning: 11 And Avinu spoke to Moshe, saying, … [Read more...] about There Will Be No Plague..