Malachi 3:4 This week’s haftorah, read in conjunction with Shabbos Hagadol, depicts the Jewish scene moments before the advent of Mashiach. Malachi, the last prophet… Read More »Haftorah Commentary – Shabbos HaGadol
As we draw closer to Pesach we are increasingly caught up in the excitement of the upcoming festival and the feverish preparations that herald its… Read More »ReJEWvination at the Source
“When you arrive in the land of Canaan that I give you as a possession, and I will place a tzoraas (1) affliction upon a… Read More »Finding The Silver Lining
Like (lîk) adjective 1. Possessing the same or almost the same characteristics; similar: on this and like occasions. 2.Alike: They are as like as two… Read More »It was, Like, Negah!
Friday Night WE HAVE FINALLY arrived at Shabbos HaGadol, b”H. We have also arrived at Parashas Metzora because, thanks to the leap year, they are… Read More »Dever to Dibur
The Torah portions this week and next are devoted mostly to the spiritual disease of Tzara’as. Tzara’as is a physical blemish found on the body, clothing, or the… Read More »Little Prayers
When a man from [among] you brings a (Korbon) sacrifice to HASHEM; from animals, from cattle or from the flock you shall bring your sacrifice.… Read More »To Fix the World
This week we read the double parsha of Tazria-Metzora. Tazria begins with the ritual purity laws that pertain to childbirth. “When a woman gives birth… Read More »Doves and Relationships
The Mitzvah: A new mother is impure for seven days after bearing a baby boy and for a fortnight after bearing a baby girl. Following… Read More »New Mother’s Offerings: Of Childbirth & Impurity
Rambam’s few, measured words regarding lashon ha-kodesh seem lame to many people. He writes[2] that what makes Hebrew language holy is the absence of specific… Read More »Tumah Leaves Tracks
