PARSHAS ACHAREI MOS

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 the requirement that Yom Kippur be observed eternally by the Jewish people as a day of atonement. The Torah then stresses that the Exodus should mean not only that the Jews had physically left Egypt, […]
Love Our Fellow Man- Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim
This week’s Torah portion, Acharei Mos-Kedoshim, states one of the most famous commandments in the Torah “Love your friend as much as you would love yourself.” The Talmud (Shabbos 31a) relates a fascinating incident about this commandment: A non-Jew approached Shammai, one of the great Talmudic sages with an unusual request:  “I would like to […]
Simply Fascinating!- Parshas Acharei Mos – Kedoshim
Eggs, hammer, table, coat, picture frame, car, air conditioner, book, door, glass. After reading the words above, you are probably wondering what sort of list this is. Do these items have anything in common, or are they a haphazard assortment of items totally unrelated to each other? While perusing the many different Torah portions that […]