All posts in: Emor

• Emor

  7 years ago

  Pesach the 2nd Shabbos??

  The Pasuk that commands us to count Sefiras HaOmer (VaYikra 23:15) says “U’Sfartem Lachem MiMochoros HaShabbos”; you should begin your count the day after ..

  Written by Benjamin A Rose
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• Emor

  7 years ago

  Parashas Emor – Sanctification or Desecration… You Choose

  Parashas Emor – Sanctification or Desecration… You Choose This week’s Parasha is Emor in which we continue our ‘holy’ theme from the latter ..

  Written by Daniel Sandground
• Emor

  7 years ago

  Lulav before Sukkos?!

  The Netziv (32:43) quite correctly asks why, when our sedra speaks about the festival of Sukkos, does it put the mitzvah of the 4 minim (‘species’) before ..

  Written by D Fine
• Emor

  7 years ago

  Keep Fresh Just like the Lechem Haponim!!

  Towards the end of Parshas Emor the Torah commands us to bake the Lechem HaPanim and set them up on the Shulchan, inside the Bais HaMikdash. Reish Lakish says (Minachos ..

  Written by Benjamin A Rose
• Emor

  7 years ago

  your calling

  The introduction to the perek-long listing of the various festivals tells us that ‘these are the Mo’adim of HaShem which you shall call ‘holy callings…’’ ..

  Written by d fine
• Emor

  7 years ago

  Live up to the Stature of your Parents!

  “If the daughter of a man who is a Kohen will be defiled through having illicit relations, she has disgraced her father and should be burned.” Rashi ..

  Written by Benjamin A Rose
• Emor

  7 years ago

  when is Pesach?!

  There is an interesting and important machlokes between Rashi and the Chizkuni in our sedra regarding when the festival that we call ‘Pesach’ starts. The strict ..

  Written by d fine
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  Sefiras-Haomer

  7 years ago

  Sundays not Moondays!!!

  The pasuk says (VaYikra 23:16) “Tispiru Chamishim Yom”; you must count 50 days from the Korban Omer and then celebrate Shavuos. All the Meforshim ask that Matan ..

  Written by Benjamin A Rose
• Emor

  7 years ago

  Kotzker Rav vort on kedushas Shabbes & kedushas Yom tov

  Rashi (21;25) points out that the commandments of Shabbes and Yom Tov are put next to each other. Says Rashi that this is to teach us that if one is mechalel (‘breaks’) ..

  Written by d fine
• Emor

  7 years ago

  knowing the enemy [did you know you have 2 yetzer haras!]

  Last week we discussed a person’s potential and the importance of noticing it. This week we shall discuss that which prevents one reaching that potential; the yetzer ..

  Written by d fine