โ(The Kohein Gadol) may not defile himself for any deceased person, including his father and motherโ (Vayikra 21:11) The Torah tells us in this weekโs parsha that the Kohen Gadol is not permitted to contaminate himself by participating in the funeral of his brothers, sisters or even his parents, because he is in the service [...]
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ืงึฐืึนืฉืึดึคืื ืึดืึฐืืึผึ ืึตืืึนึฃืงึตืืึถึื ืึฐืึนึฃื ืึฐืึทืึผึฐืึืึผ ืฉืึตึื ืึฑืึนืงึตืืึถึื ืึผึดืึฉ ืึถืชึพืึดืฉืึผึตึจื ื' ืึถึงืึถื ืึฑืึนืงึตืืึถึื ืึตึฅื ืึทืงึฐืจึดืืึดึื ืึฐืึธึฅืืึผ ืงึนึฝืึถืฉืื (ืืืงืจื ืื:ื) ืืฉื ื ืืืฉื ืืฆืืื ืฉืืชืืฆืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืฆืืืง ืืช ืืืืฆืขืื, ืืืจืืช ืฉืื ื ืืืืขืื ืฉืื ืื ืืืืจื ื ืืื. ืืืืืื, ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืชื ื ืืช ืืืืฉื ืืื ืืจื ืืกืืคืืจ ืขื ืจืืืื ืืื, ืืื ืืฉืืชืืืจื ื, ืืื ื ืฉืืกืืจ ืืื ืื ืืืขืฉืืจืื ืืคืืื ืขื ืื ืช ืืชืช [...]
"They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their G-d; for they offer G-dโs offerings by fire, the food of their God, and so must be holy." (Vayikra 21:6) There is a common assumption that the ends can justify the means, though we know that this is not necessarily so. [...]
"ืึฐืึนึคื ืชึฐืึทืึผึฐืืึผึ ืึถืชึพืฉืึตึฃื ืงึธืึฐืฉืึดึื ืึฐื ึดึจืงึฐืึผึทืฉืึฐืชึผึดึื ืึผึฐืชึืึนืึฐ ืึผึฐื ึตึฃื ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตึื ืึฒื ึดึฅืึ ื' ืึฐืงึทืึผึดืฉืึฐืึถึฝื" (ืืืงืจื ืื:ืื) ืืชืืจื ืืืืจืช ืื ื ืฉืืืืืืื ืืืงืจืื ืืช ืืืื ื ืืืขื "ืงืืืืฉ ืืฉื". ืขื ืืืช, ืืคืกืืง ืื "ื, ืฉืื ืืชืืจื ืืฆืืืจื ืขื ืืฆืืื ืื, ืืื ืืกืชืืืืช ื "ืื ื ื' ืืงืืฉืื". ืืืจืืช ืฉืื ืืืช, ืื ืืงืฉืจ ืฉืื ืืืฆืืืช "ืงืืืืฉ ืืฉื"? ืืขืื ืืืืกืจ ืืืืจืื ืื ื ืฉืงื ืืืชืจ ืืขืฉืืช [...]
Neither shall you profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Yisraแพฝel: I am the Lord who make you holy (Vayikra 22:32) The Torah tells us that one is obligated to give up his life for โKiddush Hashemโ. When the Torah expresses this idea, it concludes by saying, โโฆI am [...]
Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash gives chizuk to the kehilla before Shabbos Parshas Emor 5780 on the topic of Lag B'Omer.
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Emor 5780 ZOOM with the Rav IYโH we will be returning to the Beis Medrash soon. However, if we are still not permitted to return once the Rav gets up from Shiva, then the Rav will continue his shiurim via ZOOM. Shiurim can now be sponsored, and the sponsorship will appear [...]
ืื:ืื โืึดืจึฐืฆึนื ึฐืึถื:โ 22:19 โto be favorable for youโ Many times we think about our loss of the Beis Hamikdash and our inability to reach out to Hashem in a tangible way, such as through bringing various types of offerings. We know that there are different rules associated with the different offerings, and that each offering [...]
"ืึดืจึฐืฆึนื ึฐืึถื" (ืืืงืจื ืื:ืื) ืคืขืืื ืจืืืช ืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืขื ืืืจืื ืืืืช ืืืงืืฉ ืฉืืจื ืืื ืฉืืื ื ื ืืืืืื ืืืชืงืจื ืื ื' ืืฆืืจื ืืืืฉืืช, ืืืฉื ืืืืฆืขืืช ืืืืช ืงืืจืื ืืช. ืื ื ืืืืขืื ืฉืืฉ ืืืืื ืฉืื ืื ืืงืฉืืจืื ืืื ืกืื ืฉื ืงืจืื, ืืฉืื ืงืจืื ืืื ืืืืจื ืืกืืืืช. ืืื ืืืจื ืืื, ืื ื ืืืื ืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืงืจืื ืืื ืืืชืงืจื ืื' ืืชืืจื. ืืืืข ืฉืงืจืื ื"ืชืืื" ืืืื [...]
