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Parashat Behar, Bechukotai

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov One of the amazing proofs that the Torah was given by the Almighty and not written by human beings is from this week’s Torah portion, Behar. We see G-d commands all the farmers in Eretz Israel to plant their fields for six years and […]

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Parashat Emor

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, in this week’s portion, פרשת אמור, we have the following pasuk: וְכִֽי־תִזְבְּח֥וּ זֶֽבַח־תּוֹדָ֖ה לַה׳ לִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֖ם תִּזְבָּֽחוּ׃ “When you sacrifice a thanksgiving offering to HaShem, sacrifice it so that it may be acceptable in your favor.” (Vayikra 22,29) When the Torah puts the emphasis […]

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Parashat Acharei Mot, Kedoshim

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֧ה אֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַ֛יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְשַׁבְתֶּם־בָּ֖הּ לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֑וּ וּכְמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֶֽרֶץ־כְּנַ֡עַן אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲנִי֩ מֵבִ֨יא אֶתְכֶ֥ם שָׁ֙מָּה֙ לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֔וּ וּבְחֻקֹּתֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֥א תֵלֵֽכוּ׃ . Vayikra ( 18:3) You shall not copy the practices of the land of Egypt where you dwelt, or of the land of Canaan to which […]

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Parashat Tazria Metzora

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen When a woman conceives and gives birth to a male. (12:2) In its commentary to this pasuk, the Midrash cites the pasuk in Tehillim 139:5 אחור וקדם צרתני: , “Back and front You have fashioned me.” Reish Lakish asserts that “back and forth” refers […]

Parashat Shemini

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Aharon Seleh It is already well known that one of the main reasons for the Corona virus is to rectify the sin of loshon hora. Corona in Hebrew קןראנא has the same numerical value to נחש=358.- the snake in Gan Eden with אדם הראשון, who was […]