Dvar Torah by Avital Hirschhorn - Mechanechet Parshat Shemini In this week’s Parsha, BeHa’alotecha, HaShem commands Aharon to tend to the menorah. Immediately afterwards, the Torah tells us “And Aharon did so.” Why does HaShem feel the need to tell us that “Aharon did so”? Would we have...
Dvar Torah by Avital Hirschhorn - Mechanechet Parshat Naso This week’s parsha, Parshat Naso, starts off with Hashem asking Moshe to count the tribe of Levi. This counting is a continuation of the counting of all of Bnei Yisrael in last week’s parsha, Parshat Bamidbar. וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה...
Lauren Friedman - Educator Parshat Bamidbar Here in Israel we are experiencing many acts of violence, something new to many of us who come from abroad. Rosh chodesh Sivan was this Wednesday, which gave us a source of happiness in these trying times. The avodah of chodesh Sivan...
Rav Yehosua Felberg - Educator Parshat Acharei-Kedoshim The psauk says Vayikra 254 וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗ת שַׁבַּ֤ת שַׁבָּתוֹן֙ יִֽהְיֶ֣ה לָאָ֔רֶץ שַׁבָּ֖ת להשם שָֽׂדְךָ֙ לֹ֣א תִזְרָ֔ע וְכַרְמְךָ֖ לֹ֥א תִזְמֹֽר But in the seventh year, the land shall have a complete rest a Sabbath to the Lord; you shall not sow your field,...
Esther Farkovitz - Educator Parshat Acharei-Kedoshim In this week’s parsha Hashem instructs the Kohanim, the priests of the nation saying, קְדֹשִׁ֤ים יִהְיוּ֙ לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֣א יְחַלְּל֔וּ שֵׁ֖ם אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם כִּי֩ אֶת־אִשֵּׁ֨י יְהוָ֜ה לֶ֧חֶם אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם הֵ֥ם מַקְרִיבִ֖ם וְהָ֥יוּ קֹֽדֶשׁ Emor 21:6 They shall be holy to their God… so they must remain holy This...