Vayikra 5764: “Accidental” Sins
This week’s parsha, Vayikra, the first parsha in the book of Vayikra or Leviticus, is largely concerned with sacrifices. We get the details of all sorts of different sacrifices: Burnt offering Meal...
View ArticleVayikra 5765: The Torah Calls Out in Love
“And He called to Moses, and the Lord spoke to him out of the Tent of Meeting.” …Leviticus 1:1 “And He called to Moses.” Rashi, the most famous of all Biblical commentators, tells us that vayikra, He...
View ArticleVayikra 5766: Political Sacrifice
This week we begin our reading of the book of Vayikra, Leviticus. This week’s portion, and much of the entire book of Leviticus, is taken up with details of the sacrificial offerings that were made in...
View ArticleVayikra 5767
If I were making a movie like “Oh God!” or “Bruce Almighty” that anthropomorphizes God and gives him a human appearance, I would definitely do one scene that showed God with an apron on and an...
View ArticleVayikra 5770 — God Calling
" And God called to Moses " Rashi, the medieval rabbinic commentator par excellence, brings two interesting teachings about this phrase, which opens this week's Torah reading: 1) When the Torah says...
View ArticleVayikra 5771 — Do you hear God calling?
“And He called to Moses, and God spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying:” …Leviticus 1:1 Rashi tells us that even though God called out to Moses, only Moses heard the call, none of the rest of...
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