When the Jews donated to the Mishkan, they gave so much that Moshe had to tell them to stop due to the surplus — thus why here are the Nesi'im so 'economical' with their donations?
Read MoreAn Insight into Punishment
An Chassidic perspective based on Likkutei Torah and Likkutei Sichot on the passuk ‘they are nothing but blessings’.
Read MoreModeration in the Permissible
From Parshat Acharei, we can learn that one is to take permitted wordly pleasures in moderation, according to one’s ability.
Read MoreThe Role of Kohanim
The role of Kohanim in Parashat Emor
Read MoreTzara'at and Lashon HaRa
The connection between tzara’at and lashon hara.
Read MoreSpiritual Causes and Fighters of Tzara'as
The Kli Yakar explains that there are three causes of Tzara’as, which thus align with three roles of fighting Tzara’as.
Read MoreA Short Dvar Torah: Tetzaveh:
In 28:6, Rashi goes to lengths teaching exactly how the Eifod, Avnet, Avnei Shoham, Choshem and other things were connected to each other. He says ‘If I were to explain the construction of the Ephod and the Breastplate according to the order of the verses, their description would be fragmented and the reader may err when piecing the details together. I am therefore writing here their construction in full, in order that the reader may be able to read it quickly and easily, and afterwards I will explain it in the order of the verses.’ (From Chabad.org) If Rashi is so concerned about people misunderstanding something - how much more so should we, when we teach something. This is hinted to in Pirkei Avos (1:11) - ‘Avtalion would say: Chachamim, be careful with what you say (/ teach), because maybe you’ll say something, and your students will interpret them wrong, and they will be Chayav Misah - and there will be a Chilul Hashem’ - and then there will be another Chilul Hashem - because when someone makes a Chilul Hashem - even by mistake - they’re Chayav Misah - which will also be a Chilul Hashem, because people will say ‘Look what happens to Talmidei Chachamim - they’re all Chayav Misah’. So, we learn just how careful we need to be about people misunderstanding us when we teach.
By Ari Shagalow.
Lessons Learnt From The Parashah: Mishpatim
Lessons learnt from Mishpatim
Read MoreLessons Learnt From The Parashah: Yitro
Lessons learnt from Yitro
Read MoreThe Splitting Stone
A Story of the Vilna Gaon
Read MoreLessons Learnt From The Parashah: Beshalach
Lessons Learnt from the Parsha
Read MoreBrotherly Love
A beautiful Remez from the Pachad Yitzchak
Read MoreI Will Be With You
Explaining the discrepancy in Hashem's Name
Read MoreStrength from Hashem
How the Torah tells us that Hashem gives strength to those who do his will
Read MoreLessons Learnt From The Parashah: Vayechi
Yaakov begs Yosef to do a ‘true kindness’ - to not bury Yaakov in Mitzrayim. Rashi explains this to mean that it’s a ‘true kindness’, because a Chesed done for someone dying is not expected to be repaid.
Read MoreComing Down to Galut
Why does Yosef say ‘come down’ when talking of coming to Mitzrayim?
Read MoreTorah Keeps You Young
Explaining the discrepancy of Yaakov's age in the Torah.
Read MoreThe Service of Yisrael compared to Ya’akov
Thus, there is a definite distinction between the two names. Likkutei Torah goes on to explain – saying that Yaakov, while of course, never committing to acts of evil (for “HaShem does not perceive sin within Ya’akov), neither through thought, speech or action, still had the struggle of the yetzer hara, which was completely eradicated within Yisrael.
Read MoreThe Messengers of Yaakov
At the beginning of Parashat Vayishlach, Yaakov Avinu sends messengers to see what Esav was planning and what his intentions were. Some say that the people that Yaackov Avinu sent were human, while others suggest that Yaackov Avinu sent Melachim.
Read MoreMitzvot, Halachot And Lessons From The Parasha
Yaakov tells Hashem that he fears that he has no merit, for he worried that he may have done something wrong that would render him undeserving of Hashem’s protection (see Rashi) - or so he thinks. Hashem tells him that no, it was not, and that Hashem is always with him.
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