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Shabbat Hagadol- Parshas Tzav

This week’s Torah portion discusses the law of “removing the ashes” from the mizbeach/altar. A kohen (priest) would remove a […]

I try not to venture into the kitchen too often, in the spirit of “knowing my place.” Inevitably, however, I

Let me begin with a confession. Putting together this article has been a truly humbling experience. You see, I decided

“Come on everyone, today’s the big day!” “But Daddy, are you sure? Are you really sure we’ll be safe and

When a person is afflicted with tzora’as, his life turns upside down. Aside from the physical affliction on his skin,

If you were to venture into the kitchen and start exploring the contents of each cabinet, you would most likely

In the summer of 2005 I had the privilege of serving as a Rabbi in a sleepaway camp in the

There is nothing more “treif” (non-kosher) than a pig. Pig has always represented the prototype of impurity, the quintessential “treif”

The arduous journey was finally nearing its conclusion. The Jewish people had wandered through the desert for forty long years.

Lep’er n. One suffering from leprosy; outcast. (Webster’s Dictionary) Webster has it right. Indeed, as our Torah portion tells us