Weekly D’var: Acharei Mot-Kedoshim

Weekly D’var: Acharei Mot-Kedoshim

This week’s parsha is Acharei-Mot Kedoshim. Chapter 16 details the Yom Kippur service, one of the most important days of the year. Within the long, detailed instructions for the service is a very peculiar ritual. The Kohen Gadol (High Priest) takes two goats and...
Weekly D’var: Tzav

Weekly D’var: Tzav

In this week’s parasha, Tzav, focuses on the laws of sacrifices and priestly duties. The emphasis is on the instructions given to the priests regarding the burnt offerings, the meal offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. These offerings were an...
Weekly D’var: Ki Tisa

Weekly D’var: Ki Tisa

Can money teach us a lesson about equality, even though no two people have the same financial situation? Parshat Ki Tisa presents an opportunity to learn about equality from that which is usually not equal. The Parsha recounts the collection of funds for the Mishkan,...
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