In this week’s parsha, Parshas Shemini, we read of kosher and not kosher animals, birds and fish. Amongst birds that are forbidden to us is the חֲסִידָה (Vayikra 11:19). We would expect that a bird whose name is derived from the root word .ח.ס.ד - kindness...
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Once again, Chodesh Nissan is upon us. Nissan is the month of Nissim (miracles), the month of Redemption, the month of Yetzias Mitzrayim (the Exodus from Egypt), the month in which we celebrate and commemorate Chag ha’Pesach, the festival of freedom. It is an auspicious month...
In this week’s parshios, Vayakhel and Pekudei, we once again close the book of Shemos, also known as Sefer ha’Geula (the Book of Redemption). The Redemption - our journey to freedom and nationhood, began with the Exodus from Egypt, peaked at the Revelation at Sinai...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Ki Sisa, after the disastrous sin of the golden calf, our ever dedicated leader, Moshe Rabbeinu, davens on behalf of the nation for Divine Mercy and Forgiveness. He then once again ascends the mountain of Sinai to receive a second...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Tetzaveh, the Torah outlines - in great and precise detail - the bigdei kehunah, the Priestly garments to be worn by Aharon, the Kohen Gadol, and his sons, the Kohanei Hedyot, when they served in the Mishkan, the Sanctuary. All...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Terumah, we are introduced to the Mishkan, the Sanctuary to be built by the Israelites in the desert, under the direction of Moshe Rabbeinu and Betzalel, the master craftsman. The Mishkan which would accompany the Jews during their long years...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Mishpatim, the Torah commands us regarding numerous mitzvos, mostly mitzvos bein adam l’chavairo (those mitzvos which govern interaction between man and fellow man). After the great Revelation at Sinai and the giving of the Torah in last week’s parsha, Parshas Yisro,...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Yisro, our national destiny, our personal missions, our past, present and future are all dramatically altered, shaped and forged with the giving of the Torah at Har Sinai. For the Revelation at Sinai and the Aseres Ha’Dibros (Ten Declarations) -...
Parshas Beshalach: The Journey to Freedom. In this week’s parsha, we cross the Yam Suf, the Sea of Reeds, with the Children of Israel; we sing shira, songs of praise and thanks to G-d, along with them for their salvation and the drowning of wicked...