Category: Parshat Shmini

Aaron could have argued with the Lord. Scripture emphasizes that his sons were acting “before the Lord.” Both the offerings they made and their death were “before the Lord.” The plain sense of the...

According to the emphasis which we find in this week’s reading, it appears that the correct way to attaining greater sanctity is through personal expiation, following a way of distinction and separation, and not...

God responds to man, “measure-for-measure” or in Hebrew, “Midda K’negged Midda”. This means that if a man commits a sin with evil speech, God will respond (if the man is worthy) with a commensurate...

In the last part of this week’s Parashat we read the words “Be Holy ….As I am Holy”. The essential element to Pesach is Redemption. We will discuss the process of redemption which calls...