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Parshios Acharei Mos & Kedoshim
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Drasha by Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky
- Sweet Revenge (5783)
- Burden of Reproof (5782)
- Leap of Love (5781)
- Empty Nest (5780)
- Honorable Mentshen (5779)
- Motherhood & Shabbos Pie (5779)
Dvar Torah by Rabbi Label Lam
- Live in Them (5783)
- The Holy Pickle (5782)
- Or Does it Explode? (5782)
- Now Become Holy! (5782)
- Encouraging His Children to Climb (5782)
- The Clock is Ticking (5782)
- Days of Knowledge (5781)
- Just Like Me (5780)
- Changing the World (5779)
- He Is US (5779)
- Who Made Ears to Hear (5778)
- Your Whole Being is Holy (5777)
- Shock Treatment (5776)
- Your Creative Energies (5776)
- A Tremendous Mitzvah (5774)
- A Deafening Silence (5773)
- Holy Nation (5771)
- The Shepherd’s Shepherds (5769)
- A Good Place to Begin (5768)
- From the Profanity of Profanities (5767)
- A Reservoir of Love (5766)
- A Sacred Appointment (5764)
- All the Rest is Commentary! (5763)
- …And Hear It We Must (5762)
- From the Inside Out (5761)
- Unspoken Words (5760)
- Love Your Neighbor (5759)
- Do it Because I am Holy (5758)
- Justice Must Be Carried Out (5757)
Edutainment Weekly by Jon Erlbaum
Haftorah Commentary by Rabbi Dovid Siegel
Haftorah Summary by Rabbi Aron Tendler
- Haftorah Summary for Parshas Acharei Mos & Kedoshim (5780)
- Haftorah Summary for Parshas Acharei Mos (5777)
- Haftorah Summary for Parshas Kedoshim (5765)
Hamaayan by Shlomo Katz
Kol HaKollel by Rabbi Pinchas Avruch
- The Divine Push (5783)
- More Power To You (5782)
- Not Just an Act of Kindness (5766)
- Nothing To Fear (5765)
- Basic Recognition (5764)
- Giving for a Good Cause (5762)
Legacy by Rabbi Naftali Reich
- Different Strokes for Different Folks (5783)
- A Critical Difference (5782)
- The Crossroads of Life (5779)
- Nothing Wasted (5779)
Lifeline by Rabbi Yaakov Menken
- Self-Driving (5783)
- Lawfully Good (5782)
- Love Humans. Dogs Are Too Easy. (5782)
- Mitzvah Impossible (5781)
- Holiness has but One Address (5780)
- Returning Home (5779)
- The Third Rail (5764)
- Holiness Happens (5763)
- In Hillel’s Footsteps (5760)
- It’s None of Your Business (5759)
- Don’t Ignore History (5757)
- Stamped a Sinner (5757)
Parsha Halacha for the Shabbos Table by Joshua Kruger
Parsha Summary by Rabbi Aron Tendler
Rabbi Wein by Rabbi Berel Wein
- The Discipline of Holiness (5783)
- In the Wake of the Nadav and Avihu Tragedy (5782)
- Advising the Blind (5782)
- Details Make the Difference (5781)
- The Path to Holiness (5779)
- Enjoyment as a Guide (5778)
- A Holy Mindset (5777)
- Kedoshim: Morality in Daily Life (5775)
- Commandments Bring us to Holiness (5774)
- Reacting to Tragedy (5773)
- Seeking Forgiveness Through the Goat of Azazel and the High Priest (5771)
- Following Torah Standards (5770)
- The Good That Men Do (5767)
- Everyday Holiness (5766)
- Holy Kitchen, Holy Sidewalk, Holy Workplace (5765)
- Holy Reality Check (5761)
- Setting High Goals (5760)
Rabbi Zweig on the Parsha by Rabbi Yochanan Zweig
Table Talk by Rabbi Raymond Beyda
The Living Law by Rabbi Osher Chaim Levene
Intermediate Level
Beyond Pshat by Rabbi Yosef Kalatzky
Hamaayan by Shlomo Katz
- The Real Sanctuary (5783)
- Risk Reduction (5782)
- Be Holy! (5782)
- Without A Backup Plan (5781)
- Where Are Middot? (5780)
- The Four Lives (5779)
- Preparing to Enter the Covenant (5779)
- The Power of a Heartfelt Prayer (5778)
- Not Just for Studying (5777)
- All You Need Is Love (5775)
- Habits (5774)
- I am his Hashem, too (5774)
- Becoming Holy (5772)
- Bread in Your Basket, but Not in Your Soul (5771)
- Parshas Kedoshim (5771)
- Too Familiar (5766)
- Holiness – Served Fresh (5764)
- In the Sanctuary (5763)
- Make Your Parents and Teachers Proud (5763)
- Children of the King (5762)
- Jewish Character (5761)
- There’s Holy, and There’s Holy (5760)
- Separate and Pure (5759)
- Aaron’s Unlimited Access (5758)
Olas Shabbos by Rabbi Eliyahu Hoffmann
- Naturally! (Not) (5766)
- Exodus – What Does it Mean to Be Free? (5765)
- Orlah – No Shortcuts? (5765)
- Seeking Counsel – When and Where (5763)
- Holy Pursuits – Mundane Paths (5762)
- Self-Love: Is it Self-ish? (5761)
- (Re)Counting the Omer (5760)
- Don’t Take it to Heart (5760)
- For I am Holy (5759)
- The Fundamental Rule (5758)
Parsha Insights by Rabbi Yisroel Ciner
- Be a Holy Nation! (5783)
- Identical but Different (5782)
- The Three Crowns (5781)
- Lesson of the Goats (5779)
- Don’t Take Revenge… (5777)
- On One Foot (5761)
- In the “Judging Business” (5760)
Perceptions by Rabbi Pinchas Winston
- Secret to Holiness (5782)
- Holy Perception (5781)
- Your Choice (5780)
- A Day in the Life (5779)
- Honor and Beyond (5779)
- Self-Dignity (5778)
- Goats on You (5777)
- The Passover Order (5774)
- The Omer and Holiness (5774)
- Fun vs. Pleasure (5773)
- Kiddush Moments (5772)
- Leaving a True Legacy Behind (5771)
- “What Does God Say?” (5770)
- State of the Union (5766)
- The Heart of the Matter (5765)
- Will That Be A Medium, Or Well Done? (5764)
- The Good, The Bad, and The Process of Redemption (5763)
- After Death – Life! (5762)
- In Pursuit Of Holiness (5761)
- Life After Death (5760)
- Holy, or Not Holy – That is the Question! (5760)
- Remainding Sons (5759)
- Beyond Common (In)Cense (5758)
- Holiness Applies to More than Bagel (5757)
Rabbi's Notebook by Rabbi Aron Tendler
- Accepting Time (5766)
- Belief and Circumstance (5765)
- Of Death, Selflessness, and Service (5764)
- Love From Inside Out (5763)
- Love From Inside Out – Part 2 (5763)
- In Bounds (5762)
- Cloaked in Dignity (5761)
- The Kedusha Infomercial (5760)
- Of Demons and Goats (5759)
Rav Frand by Rabbi Yissocher Frand
- Hashem As Our Father (5783)
- The Mitzvah To ‘Be Holy’ Was Given in a Mass Gathering (5782)
- Worse Than Lack of Mutual Respect (5781)
- An Idolatrous Gimmick: Burn One; Get Five Trouble Free (5780)
- Safeguards Against Assimilation to Prevent Intermarriage (5779)
- Kedusha: A Personal Mitzvah that Needs the Community (5779)
- The Power of the People / Praying for True Needs (5778)
- Servants of Hashem / Benefit of the Doubt / “Lo” and “Al” (5777)
- Get a Life! (5776)
- Hate is Worse; Emunah Cures Envy (5776)
- A Kal V’Chomer From Kisuy haDam / Wait For 3 Years To Correct Adam’s Sin Of Not Waiting 3 Hours (5775)
- The Message of the Lottery of the Two Goats (5774)
- Why Is this Parsha Different From All Other Parshios? (5774)
- Who Has To Honor Whom? (5773)
- It Is Easier To Overcome Physical Pain Than To Suppress The Human Psyche (5772)
- The Desecration of Molech: We Will Be Held Accountable For Our Priorities (5771)
- Not Every Thing is Spelled Out in Shulchan Aruch (5771)
- The Reason The Torah Prohibits Marrying Two Sisters (5770)
- They Died And They Died Again (5769)
- Rav Chaim’s Request For Forgiveness (5768)
- Why Is this Portion Different From All Other Portions? (5768)
- Rav Elya Meir Bloch Interprets Rashi (5767)
- “Peripheral Events” May be the Focus of Divine Providence (5766)
- Rabbi Frand on Parshas Acharei Mos (5765)
- The Command To ‘Be Holy’ Was Given In A Mass Gathering (5765)
- The Decline (5764)
- Role of Spouse in Loving One’s Neighbor (5763)
- Accountable for Our Priorities (5762)
- Jumping To Conclusions (5761)
- Power of Rabbi Akiva (5760)
- Get a Life! (5757)
- Why is this Portion Different from Other Portions? (5757)
The Shmuz on the Parsha by Rabbi B. Shafier
Advanced Level
Abarbanel by Rabbi Dr. Meir Tamari
Be’eros by Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
Gal Einai by Gedalia Litke
Growing with the Parsha by Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz
Gur Aryeh by Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
Haaros by Rabbi Yaakov Bernstein
- Shemaya and the Temptation of Leadership (5782)
- Death of Rebbi Akiva’s Talmidim (Avos 3) (5780)
- Judge Favorably (5779)
HaMedrash V’HaMaaseh by Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
Insights from Krakow
Jerusalem Views by Rabbi Heshy Grossman
Machshava by Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
Mei Marom by Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
Meor Einayim by
Meshech Chochmah by Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
Mikra by Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom
Nesivos Shalom by Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
Netziv by Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
Reb Yeruchem
Sfas Emes by Nosson Chayim Leff
Shem MeShmuel by Rabbi Dr. Meir Tamari
The Timeless Rav Hirsch by Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
- Parshas Acharei Mos – What Goes Up Must Come Down (5771)
- Parshas Kedoshim – Color Me Needed (5771)
- Parshas Acharei Mos – Inventing Ritual (5770)
Weekly Halacha by Rabbi Doniel Neustadt
- The Blessing Of Ha-Gomel (Part 1) (5773)
- Avoiding Hatred Between Jews (5772)
- Counting Sefiras Ha-Omer Unintentionally (5770)
- She’ailos U’Teshuvos: Counting Sefiras Ha-Omer Unintentionally (5766)
- An Early Start To Shabbos:How And When (5764)
- The Issur Of Blood In Halachah (5761)
- Questions And Answers On Hilchos Challah (5758)