Parshas Metzorah
Print PDF By Rabbi Shimmy Sternfield (וּבָא אֲשֶׁר לוֹ הַבַּיִת וְהִגִּיד לַכֹּהֵן לֵאמֹר כְּנֶגַע נִרְאָה לִי בַּבָּיִת” (פרק י”ד, פסוק ל”ד” “The one to whom the house belongs shall come and declare to the Kohein, ‘Something like Tzora’as has appeared to me in the house.’ ” רַשִ”ׁי cites a מִשנְׁהָ that even if the owner […]
Self-Introspection
Print PDF By Rabbi Naftoly Bier In · מס‘ ערכין טז it lists the seven causes of the affliction of the metaphysical (according to many it also has physical ramifications) state of leprosy. The order is as follows: 1) לשון הרע, disparaging another; 2) murder; 3) false vow; 4) illicit sexual behavior; 5) arrogance; 6) […]
Parshas Tazria
Print PDF By Rabbi Shloimie Lindenbaum אדם כי יהיה בעור בשרו שאת וכו’ (פרק יג פסוק ב) Our Parsha details extensively the laws of one who becomes impure with צרעת. The Medrash offers a parable to the wife of a king who enters his palace and sees various tools of torture hanging on the wall. […]
לשון הרע – Derogatory Speech
Print PDF By Rabbi Naftoly Bier The גמרה ערכין טו: states: Rav Yossi the son of Zimra taught, “Whoever speaks לשון הרע, derogatory speech, malicious speech, will we afflicted by נגעים, (spiritual) leprous marks as it is stated (Psalms 101, 5) ‘Whoever defames his neighbor in secret, it will destroy him…’” We are being taught […]
The Repercussions of One’s Actions
Print PDF By Rabbi Naftoly Bier. Rosh Kollel In this week’s פרשה, the Torah relates a discussion that took place between אהרן הכהן, Ahron, and משה רבינו, Moshe Rabeinu. The argument was if the he-goat was brought as the Rosh Chodesh sacrifice should have been eaten or burned, as Ahron had done. In 10, 16, […]
Parshas Shmini | HaChodesh
Print PDF By Rabbi Shloimie Lindenbaum ותקראנה אתי כאלה (פרק י פסוק יט) אהרן and his sons had three קרבנות to eat on the first day of the appointment of the משכן. In the end they lost נדב ואביהוא, their sons and brothers, which gave them a status of אוננים. Therefore, they correctly believed that […]
Parshas Tsav
Print PDF By Rabbi Shloimie Lindenbaum אש תמיד תוקד על המזבח לא תכבה (פרק ו פסוק ו) The Torah commands us to constantly have a fire burning on the מזבח. The משנה in אבות tells us that there was a miracle in the בית המקדש that even though the מזבח was outdoors, the rain never […]
Emunah and Self Control
Print PDF By Rabbi Naftoly Bier In Vayikra, Levyticus 1, 8, Rabbeinu Bachaye explains the concept of sacrifices; “G-d takes delight in His most perfect creation, i.e. man, for whose sake the entire universe has been created. Their purpose is to be so governed by their intellect that they will remain free from sin just […]
Parshas Vayikra | Zachor
Print PDF By Rabbi Shloimie Lindenbaum ואם לא תגיע ידו די שה והביא את אשמו…אחד לחטאת ואחד לעולה (פרק ה פסוק ז) If one sins and is obligated to bring a קרבן עולה ויורד, their financial status determines what they need to bring as a קרבן. A wealthy individual brings a sheep as an אשם, […]
Purim: Its Impact on Jewish Life
Print PDF By Rabbi Naftoly Bier, Rosh Kollel Dovid Hamelech in Psalms Ch. 22:1 states, “למנצח על אילת השחר”. The Talmud in מס‘ יומא כט , Tractate Yoma 29a, quotes רב אסי , Rav Assi who explains that this refers to the period of אסתר המלכה , Queen Esther. Why is the metaphor “שחר”, “early […]
