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Parashat Tetzaveh

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh וְהִקְטַרְתָּ֤ אֶת־כָּל־הָאַ֙יִל֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה עֹלָ֥ה ה֖וּא לַֽיהוָ֑ה רֵ֣יחַ נִיח֔וֹחַ אִשֶּׁ֥ה לַיהוָ֖ה הֽוּא׃ Turn all of the ram into smoke upon the altar. It is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing odor… ( Shemot 29;18) ריח ניחוח. נַחַת רוּחַ לְפָנַי, שֶׁאָמַרְתִּי וְנַעֲשָׂה רְצוֹנִי: that […]

Parashat Terumah

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, HaRav Shemuel HaNagid זצ״ל lived about one thousand years ago. He was one of our great sages, a genius in Torah, a deep poet, the Minister of Finance of Spain, and the leader and protector of his brethren. Naturally, this caused the jealousy […]

Parashat Mishpatim

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Aviad Boukris If we were asked to give examples of the different Mitzvot of the Torah, we would mention the basic Mitzvot of Shabbat, Teffilin, Yom kippur, eating kosher foods and so on. In last week’s Parasha, we read about Bnei Yisrael preparing themselves for the […]

Parashat Yitro

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen Do not covet your fellow’s house…not anything that belongs to your fellow. (20:14,15) If we were to explore which transgression in the Torah encompasses all others, from which prohibition should one distance himself the most, the responses would vary. Chazal teach us that the […]

Parashat Beshalach

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Avraham Moeinzadeh “Mon” is the symbol of providence of the creator over every individual. Although all of Bnei Yisrael were equal in the amount and quality of the Mon they would get, each individual had his own unique experience in finding and consuming it. As we […]