Our parsha discusses the case of when a king sins and the korban he brings to atone for his sin, as it states, “When a

Most of us think that the ultimate compliment for baalei teshuva is the famous Talmudic declaration: “In the place where a baal teshuva stands, a

Why have there been Jews who have chosen death rather than shave their beards or change their clothes? If our persecutors order us to violate

The night before Pesach, we search for chametz on our property (bedikas chametz). By rabbinic decree, it is not enough to nullify our chametz but

“Sacrifice” is the way korban is translated, but this is wrong, imprecise, outdated.   Here’s some news and it may sound odd: A korban is

On Purim afternoon a few weeks ago, when I entered the home of a friend to give him shalach manos, there were a few women

It has happened numerous times, over thousands of years. Precious documents have been lost, causing serious repercussions: passports, titles to vehicles, the wife’s kesubah. The

וַיִּקְרָא אֶל משֶׁה וַיְדַבֵּר יְדֹוָד אֵלָיו מֵאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לֵאמֹר (ויקרא א/א) The Medrash at the beginning of our parsha states, “Any Talmid Chacham who lacks

I always wondered about the word נגיד in Tanach. It means “leader,” sometimes referring to a king. (A famous Jewish leader in 11th century Spain

This year we don’t only start the new year with Nisan but with the third book of the Torah, Vayikra. This Shabbat, Shabbat HaGadol (The

A Small Reminder Our Sages, of blessed memory, refer to the Book of Vayikra as Torat Kohanim (“The Law of the Priests”), as it primarily

Bring a Chair I have already written in this space about the need for enormous sensitivity during this period, about the need for a safe,