Leviticus – Vayikra

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

Who Knows Eight?

Eight represents Divine inspiration when it is integrated in our souls The eighth day of inaugurating the Tabernacle fell on the first day of the

To Touch and be Touched

The two portions of the Torah, Tazria-Metzora deal with the laws concerning צרעת, tzara’at, a skin disease that required the afflicted person to separate from

Parshat Bechukotai: Harmony in All Three Di...

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Seeing eye to eye with God

The Redemption of Natural Consciousness

Inner Dimension Audio Audio-Aid Summaries, Charts, Translations and aids for recorded lecture tapes by Rabbi Ginsburgh Lecture No. E_016 The Weekly Torah Portion of: Acharei-Kedoshim  

All Races Serving God

Harnessing Chaos In his famous dissertation of 28 Nissan, 5751, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, explained that the way to bring Mashiach is

The Ten Commandments in Parshat Kedoshim

The Ten Commandments in Our Parshah The first verse of this week’s parshah reads: “Speak to the entire congregation of Israel and tell them: ‘You shall be

Parshat Kedoshim: The Redemption of Natural...

The Progression from Impurity to Holiness The Torah portion of Acharei-Kedoshim discusses the laws of orlah (עָרְלָה ).1 When you come to the land and plant all types of fruit

Parashat Kedoshim: Beyond the reporter ment...

Additional material The two verbs in the verse are “walk” and “ignore” (literally “stand over [your fellow’s blood]”). Standing over or ignoring should be understood