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    BeHar – The redemption of humanity and earth
    Rabbi Skorka
    • May 23, 2019
    • 1 min

    BeHar – The redemption of humanity and earth

    Chapter 25 of the Book of Leviticus and the first two verses of 26 make up this small parashah in its entirety, but it is one of the most...
    Emor – To sanctify the name of God
    Rabbi Skorka
    • May 14, 2019
    • 2 min

    Emor – To sanctify the name of God

    From the phrase "I am to be sanctified in the midst of the Israelite people," which is found in this parashah (22:32), the sages of the...
    Kedoshim- Love of neighbor
    Rabbi Skorka
    • May 9, 2019
    • 2 min

    Kedoshim- Love of neighbor

    This parashah begins with God's command to Moses to gather the whole congregation of Israel (Leviticus 19:1-2) so that they will listen...
    Acharei Mot-The scapegoat
    Rabbi Skorka
    • May 2, 2019
    • 2 min

    Acharei Mot-The scapegoat

    This parashah describes the ritual that should be performed on the Day of Atonement, when sins and transgressions that have been...
    Shevi´i and Acharon of Pesach – The final redemption
    Rabbi Skorka
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 2 min

    Shevi´i and Acharon of Pesach – The final redemption

    According to rabbinic tradition, on the seventh day of Passover the Children of Israel crossed on a dry path through the Sea of Reeds....
    Metzora - The impurity of the soul
    Rabbi Skorka
    • Apr 11, 2019
    • 1 min

    Metzora - The impurity of the soul

    In this parashah, the Torah continues to describe the methods of purification for skin lesions and also when corrosive blotches appear on...
    Tazria – What makes a human being physically impure
    Rabbi Skorka
    • Apr 4, 2019
    • 1 min

    Tazria – What makes a human being physically impure

    This parashah, and the following one, defines the situations and physical manifestations that render a person ritually impure. It is...
    Shemini-The laws of Kashrut
    Rabbi Skorka
    • Mar 28, 2019
    • 1 min

    Shemini-The laws of Kashrut

    This parashah describes the impure animal species that are forbidden to eat. It sets the basis for what is known by the word Kashrut, the...
    Tzav – Reparation and sacrifice
    Rabbi Skorka
    • Mar 21, 2019
    • 2 min

    Tzav – Reparation and sacrifice

    This parashah continues with the description of the various sacrifices. Some of them were part of the atonement process for errors and...
    Vayikra - The meaning of sacrifice
    Rabbi Skorka
    • Mar 14, 2019
    • 2 min

    Vayikra - The meaning of sacrifice

    With this parashah begins the reading and analysis of the third book of the Pentateuch, which the Talmud (Mishnah Megillah 3: 5) calls...
    Pekudei - Accountability
    Rabbi Skorka
    • Mar 8, 2019
    • 2 min

    Pekudei - Accountability

    This parashah details all of the construction materials that Moses received for the building of the Tabernacle and its utensils,...
    Vayakhel - The construction of the Sanctuary
    Rabbi Skorka
    • Feb 28, 2019
    • 1 min

    Vayakhel - The construction of the Sanctuary

    In this parashah, the role of the people of Israel in the construction of the Sanctuary is described. Although there was an overall...
    Ki Tisa - Two forms of paganism
    Rabbi Skorka
    • Feb 22, 2019
    • 2 min

    Ki Tisa - Two forms of paganism

    One of the central purposes of the Torah, and indeed of the Jewish tradition at large, is to remove any form of idolatry from among the...
    Tetzaveh - The eternal light
    Rabbi Skorka
    • Feb 14, 2019
    • 2 min

    Tetzaveh - The eternal light

    Having described the Tabernacle and its furnishings in the previous parashah, this one tells of the clothes of the priests and the...
    Terumah - The first temple of Israel
    Rabbi Skorka
    • Feb 8, 2019
    • 1 min

    Terumah - The first temple of Israel

    This parashah describes the components and construction of the Tabernacle, the portable Temple that the Children of Israel had in their...
    Mishpatim - The covenant
    Rabbi Skorka
    • Jan 31, 2019
    • 2 min

    Mishpatim - The covenant

    The end of this parashah describes the ritual by which God covenanted with the people of Israel at Mount Sinai. In the preceding passage,...
    Yitro – Jethro. Between Israel and the peoples
    Rabbi Skorka
    • Jan 25, 2019
    • 2 min

    Yitro – Jethro. Between Israel and the peoples

    This parashah – Yitro (= “Jethro”) – has as central themes the story of the revelation of God to the people of Israel on Mount Sinai and...
    Beshalach - The path to freedom
    Abraham Skorka
    • Jan 18, 2019
    • 2 min

    Beshalach - The path to freedom

    The central theme of this parashah is the account of the challenges and labors that the Benei Israel faced once they left the land of...
    Bo - The perennial message of the plagues
    Rabbi Skorka
    • Jan 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    Bo - The perennial message of the plagues

    The last three plagues that God sent on the Egyptians are described in this parashah (Locusts, Darkness and Death of the Firstborn). God...
    Vaera - The Names of God
    Rabbi Skorka
    • Jan 3, 2019
    • 2 min

    Vaera - The Names of God

    God is referred to in the Bible by several different names. Elo-him is the one that first appears when the creation of the Cosmos is...
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