Parshas Behar
Rabbi Berel Wein This week’s portion creates an eternal connection between Mount Sinai, the Jewish people, and the Torah itself. The fact that the Torah emphasizes its eternal association with Mount Sinai is meant to teach us important lessons regarding Judaism and Jewish life. There are grand and majestic mountains that dot our planet. They […]
I See the Light!
Rabbi Zvi Teichman What defines a human is the ability to communicate through words. There are two words used primarily to describe ‘talking’: וידבר and ויאמר. The power of speech can inspire as well as destroy. Moshe is summoned by G-d to instruct the Kohanim of their obligations, אמור — Say to the Kohanim… ואמרת […]
Parshas Acharei Mos
Rabbi Berel Wein The death of the two sons of Aaron remains one of the great mysteries that the Torah presents to us. The Talmud and Midrash have advanced several ideas as to why such a tragedy occurred, and it may seem to a certain extent it was self-inflicted. The reasons for their failures are […]
Holy Schmattes!
Rabbi Zvi Teichman Last week we sat down to the Seder garbed in our white Kittels. The Maharal explains this is done to accentuate our role at the Seder as equivalent to the High Priest who wore ‘white garments’ during the special service performed on the holiest day of year — Yom Kippur. The High […]
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Parshas Vayakhel
Rabbi Berel Wein Rashi points out that the opening portion of this week’s Torah reading was transmitted by Moshe to the entire Jewish people in public, when they were all gathered. These laws of the Sabbath that represent one of the core pillars of Judaism – the observance of the Sabbath day as a day […]
Parshas Ki Sisa
Rabbi Berel Wein The sin of the Golden Calf remains one of the great mysteries in the story of the Jewish people throughout the ages. Flooded with miracles on all sides, unbelievably redeemed from Egyptian bondage, and being sustained daily in a desert, the Jewish people somehow revert to idolatry and paganism. As illogical as […]
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