This dvar Torah was adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #1159 – The “Morranos” of… Read More »The Zohar Reveals the Blasphemer’s Identity
Sanctify him, for he offers the “food” of your G-d. He shall be holy to you…[2] What is the difference between the commandment to “sanctify”… Read More »Give the Kid a Break
This week we read the parsha of Emor. “Emor {Speak} to the Kohanim… [21:1]” and teach them the special laws which pertain only to them.… Read More »Lesson of the Bread
“…Say to the Kohanim, the sons of Aharon, and tell them: Each of you shall not contaminate himself to a (dead) person among his people”… Read More »Teaching By Example
Lag B’Omer was celebrated in the Yeshiva with a traditional bonfire and accompanying songs that recall the greatness of Reb Shimon Bar Yochai, who illuminated… Read More »Prisms of Light – Reflections of Shattered Glass
Yechezkel 44:15 This week’s haftorah discusses the laws of the kohanim during the Messianic era. The prophet Yechezkel devotes special attention to the regulations of… Read More »Haftorah Commentary Parshas Emor
The Torah portion begins this week with the special laws, observances, and commands that are meted to the children of Ahron – the kohanim. Those… Read More »Son of a Gaon
BS”D Volume 35, No. 28 19 Iyar 5781 May 1, 2021 Sponsored by the Rutstein family in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Akiva Chittum… Read More »Your Honor!
Shabbos Night LAG B’OMER IS finally here, b”H. Four weeks have gone by since the Seder, and we can finally get haircuts and listen to… Read More »Kabbalah 101
The Torah reading this week includes a review of the holidays of the Jewish calendar. The list of holidays is repeated numerous times in the… Read More »Let’s Learn About the Jewish Holidays — Again!