Rabbi Moshe Rockove – Page 2

Summary of Parshas Acharei Mos

Parshas Acharei Mos begins with a lengthy description of the of the special Yom Kippur service in the Temple and […]

Parshat Metzorah details the way in which a person becomes tahor, or spiritually re-energized, after tzora’as (leprosy-like condition) has gone

Parshat Tazria describes various categories of tumah, or spiritual impurity, such as tzora’at, a disease that is a physical manifestation

This week’s Torah portion, Parshas Shemini, details the events that took place the day the Mishkan was consecrated. Aaron brings

This week’s Torah portion, Tzav, focuses on the kohanim (priests) and provides details about the daily mishkan (tabernacle) service. The

This week’s Torah portion, Parshas Vayikra, discusses the different korbanos (offerings) that the Jews brought in the mishkan (tabernacle) as

Parshat Pekudei begins with an accounting of the gold, silver and copper that the people contributed to the Mishkan. The

Parshas Vayakhel begins by briefly mentioning the laws of Shabbos and then proceeds to the main theme of the Parsha,

Parshat Tetzave concerns itself almost exclusively with the Kohanim (Priests). After stipulating that the Kohanim are defined as Aaron and

Parshat Terumah discusses the construction of the mishkan, a “traveling Temple” in which the Divine Presence rested during the Jews’