Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov The Shabbat before Purim is called Shabbat Zachor because we read about the nation of Amalek who attacked Beni Israel when they came out of Egypt. The reason that we read it on this particular Shabbat is because Haman, who wanted to destroy Beni […]
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Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Avraham Moeinzadeh We learned in last week’s parasha that Moshe Rabenu a”h made the kior (washing basin) of the Mishkan from the copper mirrors that the ladies had dedicated. This week’s parasha discusses the requirement for the Kohanim to wash their hands and feet from the […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh And Moshe gathered the community… וַיַּקְהֵ֣ל מֹשֶ×Ö—×” ×ֶֽת־כָּל־עֲדַ֛ת ×‘Ö°Ö¼× ÖµÖ¥×™ יִשְׂרָ×ֵ֖ל Rashi notes that this gathering happened the day after Yom Kippur. In Parashat Yitro, Rashi comments that on the day after Yom Kippur, Moshe sat to judge the community. Kli Yakar explains that the […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Shasho וַיֹּ֤×מֶר יְהוָה֙ ×ֶל־מֹשֶ×Ö”×” כְּתָב־לְךָ֖ ×Ö¶×ªÖ¾×”Ö·×“Ö°Ö¼×‘Ö¸×¨Ö´Ö£×™× ×”Ö¸×ֵ֑לֶּה ×›Ö´Ö¼Öž×™ עַל־פִּ֣י ×€ ×”Ö·×“Ö°Ö¼×‘Ö¸×¨Ö´Ö£×™× ×”Ö¸×ֵ֗לֶּה כָּרַ֧תִּי ×ִתְּךָ֛ בְּרִ֖ית וְ×ֶת־יִשְׂרָ×ֵֽל׃ And Hashem said to Moshe, “Write down these commandments, for in accordance with these commandments I make a covenant with you and with Israel.†The Ben Ish Chai explains […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, In parashat תצוה (×›×—, לג) the pasuk talks about the glorious garments that the Kohen Gadol must wear. Among them is the מעיל which is a garment similar to a long Talit Katan. It has embroidered pomegranates and bells on the bottom: וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ […]