Leviticus – Vayikra

Parashat Emor: Balancing the Scales

An in-depth Torah meditation on 7 idioms of equation in the Torah. Viewed together and meditated upon, the seven instances of this very special idiom

Vayikra’s Small Aleph

Ve’abitah Behar-Bechukotai 5779

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Behar – Living with the Torah’s Wee...

Behar: Sunday: A Gift for the Bride “When you will come to the Land that I am giving to you and the Land shall rest,

Acharei Mot Kdoshim – Living with the Tor...

Aharei Mot-Kedoshim: Sunday: Focus on Your Lot Yom Kippur is a special time to atone for sins of illicit relations. It is not for naught

Correct Diagnosis

In parashat of Tazria we learn about the disease of tzara’at (Biblical leprosy) and how the individual suffering from it is purified. Although nowadays we

Tazriyah Metzorah – Living with the Torah...

Tazria-Metzora: Sunday: Shades of White There are four types of tzara’at, a Biblical skin affliction commonly translated as ‘leprosy’: Baheret, se’et, sapachat of baheret and

Banishing Evil

Sending the scapegoat to Azazel is like bribing the dark inclinations that threaten us from within The portion of Acharei-Mot describes in detail the service

Living with the Torah’s Weekly Portion &#...

Emor: Sunday: What to remember when you are big “Say to the Priests, the sons of Aaron and you shall say to them, they shall

Self-Sacrifice

Parashat Vayikra delves into the world of sacrifices. A world containing a wealth of halachic details. A sacrifice is not merely a technical act. It