The Mitzvos In Parshas Zachor
This is the parshah we read on Purim morning, before we read the Megillah. Therefore, if a person missed Parshas Zachor, he can make it up for it on Purim with the leining of parshas Vayavo Amalek.
Redeeming Relevance: Parshat Vayikra: Torat Kohanim and the Torah on One Foot
Vayikra, the Torah’s middle book, gives the critical light to the Torah's other books around it.
Vayikra: How To Read the Book of Vayikra
Aleph Beta helps us learn how to read the perplexing book of Leviticus.
No Late Lions In The Temple
When a lion roars, who is not afraid?
Columbus Discovered America – Hashem Invented It
Frank didn’t create the process; he doesn’t even know which ingredients go into the mixture.
Good Intentions
A person is only rewarded for listening to Hashem’s command if he does so with the intention to do so.
Pekudei: God Choosing Man, Man Choosing God
Parshat Pekudei concludes the book of Exodus, known for its great stories. What did they teach us?
Redeeming Relevance: Parshat Pekudei: Fragmentation and the Divine Presence
Perhaps God’s own 'completeness' prevented Him from dwelling in a Mishkan waiting to be finished?
Parshat Vayakheil
Why do dreams nit becine okans and why do strategic ideas rarely get implemented?
Shabbos Mevorchim Adar Sheini
Esther and Mordechai, the two righteous individuals and luminaries in Megillas Esther, effectively moved the heavens with their tears, deeds and supplications.
Why
What is the reason for a mitzvah and which G-dly trait does it sharpen and enhance within me?
Redeeming Relevance: Vayekhel: A Personal Donation
The Mishkan's building was a situation where the process was at least as important as the result
Can We Build The Beis Hamikdash Today?
David Hamelech desired to build the Beis Hamikdash and, as a result, it was built.
Mysterious Magic
Donations were valued at the same level of 'Thought Guided Purposeful Creativity' as the actual work
Men Are From Mars
One of the causes of this breakdown is the misuse of the very system Hashem put into man to allow him to flourish.
Vayakhel: How Can I Take A Step Towards God?
Why would the Israelites build the Mishkan differently than God commanded? What does this teach us?
A Day Of Transformation
The status of a vessel or a tool is dependent on its purpose.
Redeeming Relevance: Ki Tissa
Paradoxically, it is when we confront evil we have the opportunity to make the world a better place.
Earthly Tourists
What our body manages to do in this world together with its soul will determine our ethereal world
For The Love Of Money
“There are regular people, but I am different because I am rich. The world is full of people, but I am in a different category. I am a rich man.”
Finding Nemo
What makes fish different from all other creatures? They definitely have many unique qualities, such as the fact that they swim, live in the water, etc.
Counting Jews
But why then were kohanim allowed to be counted in the Beis Hamikdash via their fingers? Why is counting fingers different from counting people?
Picking Up the Pieces
The Broken Tablets teach us our relationship with God is real, demands work, and survives challenges
Ki Tisa: Will God Always Forgive Me?
Moses explores the question, "Is there ever a point of no return in my relationship with God?
Hashem And Man: Master And Servant
The answer to this question is based on understanding the underpinnings of our relationship with Hashem.
Transformations
Why three colors? Why Scarlet, Purple, and Turquoise? Yes, beautiful; Yes, regal. Still: Why?
Was There Shaatnez in the Kohen’s Garments?
This statement implies that, but for the mitzvah, they would be in violation of the aveirah of shaatnez by wearing these garments.
Tetzaveh: The Hidden Secrets In The Walls Of The Mishkan
What are the secrets God encoded within the Mishkan's walls? How can we integrate it into our lives?
Redeeming Relevance: A Choshen Mishpat of our Very Own
The sages believed each of the Kohen Gadol's vestments brought atonement for a different type of sin