May 8, 2024 | 30 Nisan, 5784 - Rosh Chodesh Iyar - 15th day of the Omer | Torah Portion: Kedoshim, Leviticus 19:1-20:27 | Haftorah: Ezekiel 22:1-16
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THE MITZVAH TO be holy is an interesting one because it is one of the few for which a reason is given. God told us that we have to be holy ...read more
The Land of Israel Will Flow with Milk and Honey
For the people of the land who preceded you, did all of these abominations, and the land became defiled. And let the land not vomit you out for ...read more
Humility or Vanity?
Hashem spoke to Moshe after the death of Aharon’s two sons, when they drew close before Hashem, and they died.[1]
Ramban, citing Ibn Ezra, ...read more
The Consultation That Never Took Place Could Have Made the Difference
These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand's Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #1289 ...read more
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Volume 38, No. 29
26 Nissan 5784
May 4, 2024
Sponsored by Rona and Aaron Lerner in memory of his father Yaakov Yonah ben Yisrael a”h ...read more
On One Foot
This week we read the double parsha of Acharei Mos-Kedoshim. These two parshios combine for a total of seventy-nine mitzvos {commandments}--more ...read more
Faith Healer
"Hashem spoke to Moshe sfter the death of Aharon's two sons, when they approached before Hashem, and they died"(16:1)
The Torah introduces ...read more
Children Fasting on Yom Kippur
The Story
“I love Yom Kippur” said Daniel to his grade 3 classmates. “I get to eat all the treats I want while my brother and sisters are all ...read more
Nothing Wasted
Nothing is as painful as the loss of a child. The wound it leaves in the heart of the parent is so deep, so jagged that no amount of time can ...read more
Haftorah Commentary – Parshas Acharei Mos
Amos 9:7
This week's haftorah presents the Jewish nation in a most unique context.In his last words of prophecy the prophet Amos describes ...read more
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Chapter 8, Law 1(a) – The Coming of the End, Part I
The good which is reserved (lit., 'hidden') for the righteous is the life of the World to Come. This is the eternal life (lit., 'the life which ...read more
Chapter 5, Mishna 14: Challenges – Not Problems
There are four types of temperaments. One who is quick to become angry and quick to calm down -- his gain is outweighed by his loss. One who is ...read more
Truthfulness With A Shadchan
QUESTION 57:
How truthful must one be when talking to a shadchan (match-maker) - or anyone helping to find a shidduch (match) - about the ...read more
Fear Induced Lies – Response to Question
Dear Rabbi Travis,
Does the Torah's prohibition of "Distance yourself from falsehood" apply in a case where someone finds himself in a ...read more
Practicing Sorcery
"You should not eat on blood" (Vayikra 19,26). Rashi explains that this verse alludes to the prohibition of eating sacrifices before their blood ...read more
Who Hast Not Made Me a Woman Part I
"BLESSED ART THOU, O LORD OUR G-D, KING OF THE UNIVERSE, WHO HAST NOT MADE ME A WOMAN."
An introductory essay on one of the most ...read more
Chapter 7, Law 8 – The Practicalities of Return
It is the way of people who have repented (lit., 'masters of repentance') to be lowly and exceedingly humble. If fools mock them on account of ...read more
Chapter 5, Mishna 13: It’s Not My Problem – – Or Is It?
There are four character types among people. One who says, 'What's mine is mine and what's yours is yours' is of average character, and some ...read more
A Plea for Prayer
Last class we look at the fifteenth blessing of the Shemoneh Esrai, continuing to review the communal blessings and focusing on our request for ...read more
Chapter 7, Law 7 – G-d’s Cue Card
How lofty is teshuva (repentance). Yesterday this one was separated from the L-rd, G-d of Israel, as it is stated, '...your sins had separated ...read more
