12 May Parashat Behar (Behukotai): Freedom and Family
The Torah in Parashat Behar presents the laws that apply on the Yobel, or the “jubilee” year which was observed every fifty years during the times of the Bet Ha’mikdash....
Shabbos Times for Jul 18, 2025 | 22 Tamuz, 5785 | Parshas Pinchas | Candle Lighting Time: 8:05 PM | Havdalah (72 min): 9:35 PM
05 May Parashat Emor: Desecrating and Sanctifying the Name of G-d
In Parashat Emor the Torah commands us not to desecrate the Name of G-d, and in the very same verse it bids us to sanctify G-d’s Name: “You shall not...
28 Apr Parsahat Kedoshim- Giving Criticism
The Torah in Parashat K e d o s h i m (19:17) issues the famous command of “ H o c h e ’ a h Tochi’ah Et Amitecha,”...
22 Apr Parashat Tazria-Tahor: Sara’at & Confronting Hardship
Parashiyot Tazria and Mesora deal mainly with the laws of Sara’at – a skin disorder resembling leprosy that would befall people on account of certain sins. The Torah outlines the...
01 Apr Pesach: The Love Affair Between G-D and His People
Although we commonly refer to the holiday we now celebrate “Pesach,” this is not the name with which the Torah refers to it. Instead, the Torah calls this holiday “Hag...
24 Mar Parashat Vayikra: Remembering Adam’s Sin
Parashat Vayikra deals with the laws of the sacrifices, which a person would bring during the times of the Bet Ha’mikdash to atone for certain transgressions. The Torah begins this...
17 Mar Parashat Vayakhel- The Merit of Righteous Women
We read in Parashat Vayakhel of Beneh Yisrael’s generous and enthusiastic response to Moshe’s call for donations of materials for the construction of the Mishkan. The people came in droves,...
11 Mar Parashat Ki-Tisa: Elevating Beneh Yisrael
The Ben Ish Hai (Rav Yosef Haim of B a g h d a d , 1833-1909), in his Od Yosef Hai, offers several fascinating interpretations of the Pasuk at...
03 Mar Purim- What Haman Learned from Mordechai
We read in the Megilla of how Ahashverosh wanted to repay Mordechai for saving his life, and he summoned Haman to ask him what would be an appropriate way of...
25 Feb Parashat Teruma- The Message of the Shulhan
Parashat Teruma describes the Mishkan, the portable Bet Ha’mikdash which accompanied Beneh Yisrael as they traveled in the wilderness, and which would eventually be replaced by the permanent Bet Ha’mikdash. Among...