How many times do we have a knock on the door and don’t hear it? It’s not the physical knocks that we don’t always hear,
The Gemara in Sanhedrin 37a says, “The world was created for me (בשבילי נברא העולם).” Every morning when we wake up, we should recognize these
While Parshat Bechukotai is short, the first two pesukim alone can teach us a lesson. The Parsha starts by saying, If you go in the
In Parshat Behar, it is written that in Israel, the farmers need to let their land have a Shabbat every seven years (Shemita) and after
Many of the mitzvot listed in the beginning of Parashat Emor are exclusive to Kohanim. I was always irritated by this parsha because I am
At the beginning of Parshat Kedoshim, it says קְדשִׁ֣ים תִּֽהְי֑וּ, that we are kadosh. Not only are we told that we are kadosh, we are
Parshat Metzora states the different types of korbanot (sacrifices) that are given based on one’s wealth. Despite the different korbanot, they all achieve the goal
It’s too late! You can’t take back what you said! You may have heard the phrase, “Think before you speak”; this phrase is rooted in
Last week, I had the opportunity to hear one of the mothers of the hostages speak. A woman by the name of Einav Efrat spoke
The first word in Parshat Vayikra seems strange in the way it’s written. Instead of writing the whole word, Vayikra, in the same size font,
I am sure there are times when you have put so much effort into something and you feel it has gone unnoticed. It seems that
The gift of giving is something so remarkable that we were able to learn from those before us, especially Avraham Avinu. In this day and
