Naaman, A Pattern For 21st Century Redemption
For the decades we have see a title wave of righteous non-jews embracing Torah and leaving Idol worship. The story of Naaman becomes a prophetic pattern for this post modern phenomenon. Most of the...
For the decades we have see a title wave of righteous non-jews embracing Torah and leaving Idol worship. The story of Naaman becomes a prophetic pattern for this post modern phenomenon. Most of the...
Tazria’ (תַזְרִיעַ — Hebrew for “she conceives”, the 13th word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 27th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fourth in the book of Leviticus. It constitutes Leviticus 12:1–13:59.The parashah is...
UNIVERSAL TORAH by Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum This year the two portions of TAZRIA and METZORA are both read together on Shabbat April 13. TAZRIA, Leviticus 12:1-13:59 In last week’s parshah, SHEMINI, the Torah set...
Strange Fire | Parshat Shemini Rabbi Yaakov Cohen discusses the meaning and implications of the “strange fire” brought as an offering by Nadav and Avihu. In his discussion of this perplexing passage, Rabbi Avigdor...
A Meal Fit for a King | Parshat Shemini Shmini (שְּׁמִינִי) — Hebrew for “eighth,” the third word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 26th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and...
Shemini | Haftorah Portion From II Samuel 6:1-19 We will examine Shemini | which is the Haftorah portion for this parsha. Rod Bryant discusses the critical error that King David made in is excitement...
In this lecture “The Eighth Day | Shemini” we discuss the concepts from (Likkutei Sichos, Vol. III, p. 973ff) The number eight shares a connection to the Era of the Redemption, as our Sages...
THE EIGHTH DAY By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum The “eighth day” with which our parshah of SHEMINI opens was the first day of the month of Nissan, one year since the Exodus from Egypt. This...
This week’s reading continues to detail the laws of sacrifice. Here we shall deal with the connection between sacrifice and prayer, based on the assertion by Rabbi Joshua ben Levi: “The prayers were instituted...
A Continual Fire | Parshat Tzav In this lecture we learn about “A Continual Fire” which is to remain on the Altar. In his Likkutei Torah (Devarim 78d) Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi explains...
Three flames were commanded to be kept burning on the altar, as Maimonides explains: Three arrays of fire are to be made atop the altar each day: the first is a large fire on...
Bring a Sacrifice | Parshat Tzav Bringing a sacrifice was the most important part of a connection with G-D. This idea of coming close the creator intrigues the seeker. We discover in the text...