March 2021

Passover preparations are underway, and many households are already cleaning out rooms, looking for Chometz. “Chometz” is any product of wheat, barley, rye, oats or… Read More »Matzah Motivators

1. Kadesh – 2. Urchatz – 3 Karpas – 4. Yachatz – 5. Maggid – 6. Rachtzah – 7. Motzi – 8. Matzah 9. Maror… Read More »That’s Our Story and We’re Sticking to It!

The Holy One, blessed be He, acquired five possessions in His world. They are: (a) the Torah, (b) heaven and earth, (c) Abraham, (d) Israel,… Read More »Chapter 6, Mishna 10(c): Being Possessed With G-d – Part 3

He called to Moshe. Hashem spoke to him from the Ohel Moed, saying…[2] Rashi tells us that this verse instructs Moshe to convey an additional… Read More »It Sometimes Is The Thought That Counts

This week we start the Sefer {Book} of Vayikra. The Ramban explains that Shemos, the Sefer of Exile and Redemption, concluded with the Shchinah {Hashem’s… Read More »Tuning In

The Story “Elie, I saved you a seat!” called Avishai. “The lunch room is really busy today.” The two boys put their lunches on the… Read More »Salt

It was certainly much easier to expiate a transgression two thousand years ago than it is today. In ancient times, the transgressor would bring a… Read More »A Man from Among Us

“If the anointed Kohein will sin…” This week’s parsha records four of the six offerings that fall under the penumbra of the Korban Chatas –… Read More »Curtain Call

Yeshaya 43:21 This week’s haftorah displays Hashem’s unbelievable compassion for the Jewish people. The prophet Yeshaya begins by characterizing the Jewish people as the nation… Read More »Haftorah Commentary Parshas Vayikra

It is a known, clear matter that the love of the Holy One, blessed be He, does not become bound to a person’s heart until… Read More »Chapter 10, Law 6 – How to Fall in Love