by Rabbi Dr. Azriel Rosenfeld | Jan 31, 2018 | Beginner
57. The Red Cow – Parah Adumah One who has become impure through contact with a corpse is purified by sprinkling him on the third and seventh days with water in which the ashes of a red cow have been mixed, as it says “They shall take an unblemished red...
by Rabbi Dr. Azriel Rosenfeld | Jan 24, 2018 | Beginner
J. Purity – Taharah “In the tenth book I will include commandments regarding pure and impure things. And I have called this book the Book of Purity.” 56. The Impurity of a Corpse – Tumas Mes If a person (or utensil) touches a grave or a corpse...
by Rabbi Dr. Azriel Rosenfeld | Jan 17, 2018 | Beginner
55. Substitution – Temurah It is forbidden to substitute another animal for a sacrificial animal, and if one does so both are holy, as it says “[And if it is an animal of which sacrifices can be given to Ha-Shem, any [such] that he gives to Ha-Shem shall...
by Rabbi Dr. Azriel Rosenfeld | Jan 10, 2018 | Beginner
54. Those Requiring Atonement – Mechusarei Kapparah A man or woman who is purified from a running issue, a woman who is purified from having given birth, and a purified leper cannot eat sacred things or enter the Temple until they have brought sacrifices. The...
by Rabbi Dr. Azriel Rosenfeld | Jan 3, 2018 | Beginner
53. Errors – Shegagos One who in error transgresses a negative commandment that carries the punishment of “cutting off” is commanded to bring an animal sin-offering. The high priest brings a bull; the king, a he-goat; all others bring a female sheep;...
