Shavuot has slowly been creeping up on us as we count the days until we receive the Torah. In sefer Bamidbar, there is a lot
In Parshat Behar-Bechukotai, we are told that every 7 years, we should stop working our lands and let it have a Shabbat (shemitah). We are
Hashem tells Moshe אֱמֹ֥ר אֶל־הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֖ים —“say to the Kohanim,” a set of mitzvot pertaining to them and their work. I find the title of the
This week is a double parsha of Acharei Mot and Kedoshim. Parshat Acharei Mot starts with the words Hashem spoke to Moshe after the death
On Pesach, as we go through the Haggadah, we learn about the four sons. Before learning about the children it says that we should bless
In Parshat Tzav, we learn something fascinating about matzah and chametz, leavened bread. After Aharon and his sons give a korban, depending on the korban,
The mitzvah of korbanot, sacrifices, has many specific instructions. Throughout Tanach, especially in this week’s parsha, Vayikra, the mitzvah of korbanot appears. A korban is
In Parshat Pekudei, we are told about the clothes of the kohen gadol. It says that on the bottom of the kohen’s clothing, there will
In Parshat Ki Tisa, Hashem tells Moshe that from this point forward, he will only see God’s back and will no longer see His face.
The first verse of Parshat Tetzaveh, a commandment was placed on the Jews by Hashem. Hashem commanded that it should be that Bnei Yisrael should
In Parshat Mishpatim, we learn how to treat one another fairly. We are told by the Torah, don’t follow people if what they are doing
In Parshat Yitro, we learn that action is the way of the Jews. In Pirkei Avot 1:15, Shammai says that we should speak little and
