by HaRav Yisroel Blumenthal | May 15, 2020 | Parsha
The opening possuk of our parsha links the mitzvah of shmita to Har Sinai. Rashi quotes Chazal who explain that the Torah put these two concepts together to teach us that just as the mitzvah of shmita was given at Sinai together with all of her details (that are... by HaRav Yisroel Blumenthal | May 8, 2020 | Parsha
In this week’s parsha the Torah presents all of the Yomim Tovim. Then the Torah commands us about the Menorah and the Shulchan. And our parsha closes with the horrifying incident of the megadef, the person who spoke against the name of Hashem. How do these concepts... by HaRav Yisroel Blumenthal | May 1, 2020 | Parsha
In both of this week’s parshiyos, Acharei Mos and Kedoshim, we read about the various forbidden marriages. And in both of these parshiyos we find that the Torah contrasts the kedusha that Klal Yisroel is charged with over and against the abhorrent actions of the... by HaRav Yisroel Blumenthal | Apr 24, 2020 | Parsha
The Torah tells us that the punishment of the metzora is to sit alone outside the camp (Vayikra 13:46). Chazal compare this to the opening possuk in Eicha, where Yerushalayim sits alone (Pesichta Medrash Eicha). It would seem that it is a punishment to sit alone, both... by HaRav Yisroel Blumenthal | Apr 16, 2020 | Parsha
Towards the end of our parsha, after theTorah describes the animals we are not allowed to eat, Hashem reminds Klal Yisroel that He took them out of Mitzrayim. We should refrain from eating those prohibited animals because Hashem brought us out of Mitzrayim. But...
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