When referring to the Leviim, the Torah uses an interesting word that appears in a few of those references: “And I have hereby taken the

We’re all very familiar with the idea of peer pressure, associating with the right people, distancing from negative influences, etc. Where does this “pressure to

The midrash (Vayikra Rabbah 27) brings a story of Alexander of Macedonia who at that point had conquered the known civilized world and was now

Bouncing off of last week’s topic about the importance of honoring another person and enhancing their esteem, an extremely practical and beneficial method of carrying

After dealing with the laws of the Yom Kippur Service in the Beit Hamikdash, the pasuk concludes with the words “This shall be to you

You may have heard many beautiful ideas about what the theme(s) of Pesach is, what Pesach stands for, what it reminds us of, etc. Some

When we observe one of the consequences the metzora faces, at first glance it doesn’t seem like it’s that bad, although his sin of evil

The metzora is the infamous character found to have tzara’at, primarily occurring due to transgressing the sin of speaking bad about others. What kind of

On my first day of an English composition class, the teacher asked that we write down one thing we hope to gain in the class.

Aharon and his children were given the tremendous responsibility of the service of the Temple. As much as this service represented the epitome of being

After all the work was put into constructing all the parts toward the assemblage of the Mishkan, the Bnei Yisrael had a serious problem: Rashi,

Moshe Rabbeinu calls in the Bnei Yisrael for a serious huddle-up. He begins to speak to them about the topic of Shabbat, as well as