29 Mar PARASHAT TAZRIA: ELIYAHU HA’NABI AND THE BERIT MILA “REDEMPTION”
Parashat Tazria begins with the law of “Tum’at Yoledet” – the state of impurity that descends upon a woman after she delivers a child. The Torah establishes that the woman...
Parashat Tazria begins with the law of “Tum’at Yoledet” – the state of impurity that descends upon a woman after she delivers a child. The Torah establishes that the woman...
In Yiddish a potato is called a kartufel. The reason why it is called a kartufel is because the potato which was meant to be a tufel food has been...
Parashat Tazria – as well as the majority of the following parashah, Parashat Metzora – discuss the laws of tzara’at (leprosy), a skin condition which would befall a person mainly...
A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance. -- Saul Bellow Light travels faster than sound. That’s why most people seem bright until you hear them speak. -- Author...
Earlier this week, four Israelis were killed, and several others were injured, in a terrorist stabbing attack at a shopping center and gas station in Be’er Sheva. Beautiful, innocent souls,...
I. Freedom of the Will Pesach is the holiday of freedom, when G-d redeemed us from slavery. But has that freedom continued with us, even after we subsequently were oppressed and...
This week’s parshah, Tazria, tells us about tzoraas, a blemish that appears upon the skin of one who is speaking lashon hara. A physical reaction to a spiritual misaction, an...
INGREDIENTS: 1/2 lb. Matza farfel 1/2 c oil 1/2 c brown sugar 1/2 stick butter/margarine 1/2 c water 1/2 c chopped almonds 1 tsp cinnamon Craisins to taste Chocolate chips to taste Cut up dried fruit to taste DIRECTIONS: Who says you...
The Torah mentions several times that the purpose of all the miracles connected with Yetziat Mitzrayim was to demonstrate the existence of Hashem, his power, and all the principles of our faith to the Jewish people....
Incredibly, spring is in the air and we’re getting ready for Pesach. Children are told not to carry around their cookies. The global Daf Yomi community, learning Masechtas Yevamos, is careful not to eat food over its open Gemoras,...