The Lesson Of Purim | Rabbi Dovid Weissman
Purim, which literally means “lots,” is the holiday in which Jews commemorate being saved from persecution in the ancient Persian Empire. According to the Book of Esther in the Bible, the Jews of the...
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Shemini: Rabbi Abraham
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...
Prayer Instead of Sacrifice
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
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...
Hidden Sparks Beneath The Surface | Part Six
The Month of Adar Part Two The Joy of Purim! Part of an ongoing series entitled Hidden Sparks Beneath the Surface By Elisheva Tavor All of the months are interrelated, each connecting to the...
Holy Fire | Three Aspects of Service to Hashem
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...
The Nations Want To Know The Truth | Rabbi Karmi Ingber
Rabbi Karmi Ingber speaks on the concept of how the nations want the truth. As a pulpit Rabbi in Atlanta, he has seen many non-Jews who want to explore the original source of Jewish...
Bring a Sacrifice | Parshat Tzav
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...
Tzav: Rabbi Avraham
By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: Parshas TZAV Leviticus 6:1-8:36 THE ALTAR FIRE Parshas TZAV is taken up with sacrificial laws and rituals. For many people, it is easier to relate to narrative portions...
The Rationale Behind the Sacrifice
This week brings us back to Leviticus, with its laws on sacrificial worship – burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings. Again, as we read the weekly portion, we try to experience something of...
Sinning Unwittingly
Chapter 4 of Leviticus deals entirely with sin-offerings: those brought by a person who incurs guilt unwittingly (vv. 2, 27-35); by the high priest who has incurred guilt “so that blame falls upon the...
How To Embrace Criticism and Grow | Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe
Personal growth is one of the most powerful tools for success. One direct way in which a person can develop themselves is to take criticism and turn it into corrective measures for self-improvement. Rabbi...
Taming the Beast | Parshat Vayikra
Rod Bryant provides a clear understanding of the details of the offerings in “Taming the Beast” As Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi points out, the verse does not say, “a man of you...
