by Mordi Levi | f 13, 2021 | God, Hebrew Language, Miracles, Va'eira
In this verse, God commands Moses and Aaron to confront Pharaoh and demand that he let the Children of Israel leave Egypt. He warns them that Pharaoh will tell them to perform a sign in order to prove that they were indeed sent by God. He, therefore, tells Moses to...
by Mordi Levi | f 3, 2021 | Education, Revelation and Prophecy, Va'etchanan
In the midst of his farewell speeches to the Children of Israel, Moses charges them to “take to heart these instructions with which I charge you this day” (Deuteronomy 6:6). Though he says he is commanding them to keep the instructions “this day,” the commandments had...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 28, 2021 | God, Israel, Jeremiah, Temple
Going out to the fields in Israel in the winter presents the beautiful sight of almond trees in bloom, covered in white blossoms. But it is not for its physical beauty that the almond is mentioned so many times in the Bible. Jacob relied on the spiritual connection...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 15, 2016 | Community, Metzorah
This shall be the law of the leprous person for the day of his cleansing. He shall be brought to the priest. (Leviticus 14:2) So begins a detailed description of the rituals involved with purifying someone who has been afflicted with Biblical Leprosy. The original...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 25, 2016 | Leadership, Temple, Tzav
Chapter 8 in Leviticus discusses the anointing of Aaron and his sons as priests in the Tabernacle and the anointing of the Tabernacle itself. The process is very detailed. The first step is the washing of both Aaron and his sons. Then Moses dresses Aaron. Then Moses...
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