Tuesday
Apr172018
THREE ROADS TO REDEMPTION
April 17, 2018This week we read a double portion consisting of Tazria and Metzora, both of which discuss the laws relating to a person afflicted with a skin disease called tzaraas.
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Monday
Apr092018
NO MORE JEALOUSY
This week we read of Moses’ instruction to Aaron on the day the Mishkan was to be dedicated
Monday
Mar262018
Chad Gadya
One of the hymns sung by many at the end of the Seder is Chad Gadya. Although it is not included in the Chabad version of the Hagada, it is nevertheless considered to be a holy hymn with deep symbolic and spiritual overtones.
Tuesday
Mar202018
BRING YOUR OLAH AND GET OUT OF GALUS
In most years, Parshas Tzav is read in close proximity to Pesach, the Season of our Liberation. There must therefore be a thematic connection from this Parsha to Pesach.
Tuesday
Mar132018
FUTURE GIFTS TO THE POOR
The parsha that begins the book of Vayikra-Leviticus starts with a discussion of the various sacrifices that were to be offered in the Mishkan, the portable Sanctuary in the desert, and later in the Beis HaMikdash, the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
Wednesday
Mar072018
NO MORE RED LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS IN OUR JOURNEY TO THE GEULA
“When the cloud rose up from over the Tabernacle, the children of Israel would set out on all their journeys. But if the cloud did not rise up, they did not set out until the day that it rose.”
Tuesday
Feb272018
G-D SAYS: GIVE ME NACHAS
In his absence, the Jewish nation feared that Moses was no longer going to return to lead them to the Promised Land. A group of rebels demand of Aaron to help them construct a Golden Calf to replace Moses. This soon degenerated into outright idol worship.
Tuesday
Feb202018
ELIJAH AND DANIEL LIGHT OUR MENORAH
The opening words of our parsha this week discuss G-d’s command to Moses that the children of Israel provide olive oil to light the Menorah in the Mishkan, the portable Sanctuary.
Tuesday
Feb132018
WE ARE READY!
The opening verse of this week’s parsha contains a key phrase, “They shall take for Me an offering.” This was G-d’s commandment to the Jewish people to contribute to the construction of the Mishkan, the portable Sanctuary in the desert
Wednesday
Jan312018
HISKASHRUS IS A TWO-WAY STREET
By any measure, Parshas Yisro stands out. It contains history’s most significant event: the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai.
Tuesday
Jan232018
SING BUT DON’T PRAY!
Pharaoh has told the children of Israel to leave. The fledgling Jewish nation leaves Egypt seeking freedom, but alas, Pharaoh has a change of heart and gathers his people to pursue his freed slaves.
Tuesday
Jan162018
WE ARE READY
At the end of last week’s parsha, the Torah relates that the first seven plagues had no effect on Pharaoh. His heart was hardened and he refused to let the Jewish people go.
Tuesday
Jan092018
LIBERATING FOUR LAYERS OF OUR PERSONALITY
When G-d told Moses to speak to Pharaoh to liberate the Jewish people, He used four expressions of liberation.
