Parshat Acharei Mot “Machar Chodesh” The story related in this week’s haftarah, a special one read when Shabbat coincides with Erev Rosh Chodesh, is found

First Day of Pesach The haftarah for the first day of Pesach focuses, understandably, upon the first korban Pesach offered in Eretz Yisrael, only a

Shabbat HaGadol/Parshat Metzora Over the years, we have struggled to understand why this selection from the navi Malachi, the very final words of the last

Shabbat HaChodesh Parshat Tazria As we have mentioned in these pages before, the closing chapters of Sefer Yechezkel focus upon the laws and practices that

The special haftarah read this week, Shemini parshat Parah, is a selection taken from sefer Yechezkel where the navi delivers his words of prophecy to

Parshat Tzav There are times when understanding the message of the navi is difficult for those living centuries after the word of Hashem was given

Shabbat Zachor, Parshat Tetzaveh The haftarah of Shabbat Zachor connects directly to the special maftir we read on this Shabbat before Purim, a reading that

Parshat Pekudei The attention of the last five parshiyot in Sefer Shemot is focused almost entirely upon the construction of the Mishkan. With the exception

Parshat Ki Tisa Among the most compelling rivalries described in all of Tanach is the conflict between Eliyahu HaNavi and the Israelite king Achav. The

Parshat Tetzaveh In the final nine chapters of Sefer Yechezkel, the navi describes in detail the magnificence of Bayit Shlishi, the third Beit Hamikdash that

This week’s parsha goes into detail regarding all of the preparations for the construction of the Mishkan, including the necessary materials needed for the building

Although the 12th perek of Shemot is regarded as the beginning of the “real” Torah, i.e., the mitzvah section (see Rashi’s first comment in Sefer