by Ariella Mendlowitz | f 30, 2017 | The Portion of Vayikra
Between 1962-1967, Rav Soloveitchik addressed the conventions of the Mizrachi movement. Speaking in Yiddish, the Rav explained that the Israeli flag is infused with Kedusha: The blue and white flag, soaked with the blood of thousands of young Jews who fell in...
by Tuly Weisz | f 1, 2016 | The Portion of Vayikra
This week’s portion contains one of the basic fundamentals of kosher eating – the list of animals that are permitted as well as a list of animals that are not. Chapter 11 begins: Speak to the people of Israel, saying, these are the living things that you may eat...
by Tuly Weisz | f 18, 2016 | The Portion of Vayikra
The Book of Leviticus is dedicated primarily to instructing us in the various sacrifices that are brought in the Tabernacle and, later on, in the Temple, as well as other instructions pertaining to the work of the priests and the Levites. Chapter 4 begins with a...
by Tuly Weisz | f 18, 2016 | The Portion of Vayikra
The following is a taste of our Israel Bible Reading Plan. Follow the weekly portion with summaries, insights and lively conversation. To register, click here. Two more types of offerings are discussed in this week’s portion, and they are intimately related. To begin...
by Ahuva Balofsky (Moderator) | f 15, 2015 | The Portion of Vayikra
Two more types of offerings are discussed in this week’s portion, and they are intimately related. To begin with, they are both mandatory offerings, required under specific circumstances, connected to the transgression of God’s laws. Sin offerings are required...
by Ahuva Balofsky (Moderator) | f 15, 2015 | The Portion of Vayikra
The peace offering is an animal offering of either cattle, sheep or goat. It may be either male or female, but it must be unblemished. The individual making the offering must bring it to the Tabernacle and rest his hands upon its head while it is slaughtered (as is...
