PARSHAS SHEMINI

  • Rabbi Moshe Rockove
  • October 25, 2021
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Parshas Shemini
This week’s Torah portion, Parshas Shemini, details the events that took place the day the Mishkan was consecrated. Aaron brings special sacrifices in honor of the occasion. Moshe and Aaron bless the assembled Jews with the benediction that G-d’s glory should rest on their handiwork, the Mishkan. Tragically, Aaron’s two sons, Nadav and Avihu, die […]
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  • Rabbi Yitzchok Oratz
  • March 3, 2020
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Pure Pork- Parshas Shemini
There is nothing more “treif” (non-kosher) than a pig. Pig has always represented the prototype of impurity, the quintessential “treif” (non-kosher) item.  In Hebrew, the very word for pig has become a common epithet used to refer to all repulsive, unwanted items or behaviors – even those having nothing to do with food.  Something really […]
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