passover
Ask Rabbi Tuly: Why Is the Holiday Called ‘Passover?’ Exodus 23:15
"You shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread" says the Bible, so why do we refer to the holiday as 'Passover?' Rabbi Tuly provides a Jewish teaching that explains the difference between the two...
Ask Rabbi Tuly: Could We Offer the Passover Sacrifice Today?
At an exercise to bring the Pesach offering ahead of the holiday, Rabbi Tuly Weisz and Rabbi Baruch Kahane discuss the limitations of bringing the Passover sacrifice, explaining why don't we have...
The Portion of Pinchas
Our portion picks up where last week’s left off, in the aftermath of a plague. Phineas is blessed by God for his actions and a new census of the people is taken. The brotherless daughters of...
The Portion of Beha’alotecha
This busy portion contains a number of legal and technical details, as well as stories. We are told of the Levites’ appointment as assistants to the priestly service, and the celebration of Passover...
The Portion of Emor
The portion of Emor continues many of the same themes found thus far in the book of Leviticus. It expands upon the laws of the priest which set him apart from the rest of the community, as well as...