All posts in: Vayikra
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7 years agoTHE HUMBLE aLEPH
In the Torah scroll, the aleph of the word “וַיִּקְרָא” is written smaller than the other letters. Why? Rashi writes that the word “וַיִּקְרָא” connotes ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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3 years agoVayikro and Humility
Why did the Torah choose this particular spot to teach us the vital lesson of the little ‘alef’? There are a number of good reasons for that. Firstly, this is not only ..
Written by Rabbi Eliezer Chrysler
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3 years agoWords to the Wise: Clean Stains – Vayikra
Elisha ben Avuya was a great Mishnaic master who infamously turned heretic later in his life. After his demise he was simply known as Acher, other one. There is one episode ..
Written by Rabbi Aryeh Dachs
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6 years agoNo less than anava man
The word “vayikra”, meaning “He (G-d) called him (Moshe)” indicates the special relationship Moshe had with G-d. But when it came to writing the Torah, in his humility, ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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7 years ago
Vayikra and the Small Aleph – Moshe’s Humility (Mishlei)
From a linguistic perspective, the removal of even one letter from a word in Lashon Hakodesh will alter the meaning of that word. The first word of this week’s ..
Written by Eli Gaventa
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7 years ago
Forcing Mitzvos
Rashi [quoting the gemarra] raises a contradiction early on in our sedra (1:3). The pasuk tells us ‘if an olah is his sacrifice…he is to offer it up (‘yakriv ..
Written by d fine
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7 years ago
Korban – lost in translation
Rav Shimshon Refoel Hirsch comments that, as with many Torah words we have translated into other languages, the word korban has fallen prey to a nefarious mistranslation. ..
Written by d fine
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7 years ago
Korbanos under the microscope
In his introduction to Chumash Vayikra, the Ramban writes that this entire Chumash is devoted to the topic of sacrifices (korbanos); all the mitzvos in this Chumash ..
Written by d fine
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7 years ago
Olah – be the best!
Olah, Olah, Olah Olah The Chizkuni (1:3) points out that the first korban to be mentioned is the olah. Why is this? He answers that it is simply because the olah ..
Written by d fine
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7 years ago
Korbanos from within!!!
The posuk says(1:2) “Adam Ki Yakriv Mikem Korban L’Hashem”, the pasuk calls a person’s korban “A Korban to Hashem”. The end of the pasuk ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
