Parasha Thoughts Do not take from him interest and increase, and you shall fear your God; and let your brother live with you. (Vayikra 25:26) Why are we forbidden to charge interest? After all, the very same money could have been invested or put into a bank account; lending it […]
Parasha Blog
444 posts
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh עַ֣ד מִֽמָּחֳרַ֤ת הַשַּ×-בָּת֙ הַשְּ×בִיעִ֔ת תִּסְפְּר֖וּ חֲמִשִּ×Ö£×™× ×™Ö‘×•Ö¹× ×•Ö°×”Ö´×§Ö°×¨Ö·×‘Ö°×ªÖ¶Ö¼Ö›× ×žÖ´× Ö°×—Ö¸Ö¥×” חֲדָשָ×Ö–×” לַה׃ You must count until the day after the seventh week—fifty days; then you shall bring an offering of new grain to the LORD. ( Vayikra 23:16) We are merely a couple of weeks […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, in Parashat Kedoshim we find a small parasha filled with many mitzvot. Among the commandments we have: ×ֶת־שַ×בְּתֹתַ֣י תִּשְ×מֹ֔רוּ וּמִקְדָּשִ×Ö–×™ תִּירָ֑×וּ ×Ö²× Ö´Ö–×™ ה’׃ You shall keep My Shabbats and venerate My sanctuary: I am HaShem.( Vayikra 19,30) This is the mitzva of fearing […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen After the death of Aharon’s two sons. (16:1) The Midrash states four reasons for the tragic deaths of Nadav and Avihu. Among these is the idea that, “They did not take counsel one from another.” “Each man his firepan” (Vayikra 10:1) teaches us that […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Shasho The seventh day of Passover marks the day when many miracles were performed for our forefathers at the Red Sea. Rabbi Avigdor Miller says that we are in this world only to become more and more aware of Hashem. And so Hakodosh Boruch Hu […]