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תגית: 5777
The taste of Shabbat – Balak 5777
The taste of Shabbat – Balak 5777 Rav Mordechai Elon Why was the king of Moav given the honour of a parsha in his name? It is not the first time a parsha has been called after someone not from our people – both… Continue Reading “The taste of Shabbat – Balak 5777”
The taste of Shabbat – Chukat 5777
The taste of Shabbat – Chukat 5777 Rav Mordechai Elon The Rambam, in the laws of the red heifer (הלכות פרה אדומה ג:ד) tells us: There were nine red heifers up to the destruction of the second temple. The first was done by Moshe,… Continue Reading “The taste of Shabbat – Chukat 5777”
The taste of Shabbat – Korach 5777
The taste of Shabbat – Korach 5777 Rav Mordechai Elon Just as our parsha teaches us how important it is to avoid arguments and slander, it also teaches us the opposite side of the coin, the importance of differentiating between those who have sinned… Continue Reading “The taste of Shabbat – Korach 5777”
The taste of Shabbat – Bahalotcha 5777
The taste of Shabbat – Bahalotcha 5777 Rav Mordechai Elon Speak to Aharon and say to him, when you light the candles, on the menorah, seven candles will burn With these words, Moshe was instructed by God to speak to Aharon, to inform him… Continue Reading “The taste of Shabbat – Bahalotcha 5777”
The taste of Shabbat – Behar-Behukotai 5777
The taste of Shabbat – Behar-Behukotai 5777 Rav Mordechai Elon Behukotai, The second parsha we read this Shabbat opens with the words אִם בְּחֻקֹּתַי בחוקותי תֵּלֵכוּ… If you follow My statutes.. The word “statutes” is usually used by the Torah to describe mitzvot that… Continue Reading “The taste of Shabbat – Behar-Behukotai 5777”
The taste of Shabbat – Emor 5777
The taste of Shabbat – Emor 5777 Rav Mordechai Elon Our Parsha speaks about the Omer, and its central mitzvah: the harvest of the Omer and sacrifice of the first barley. Nowadays we only count the Omer, but when the temple stood, the Omer was… Continue Reading “The taste of Shabbat – Emor 5777”
The taste of Shabbat – Acharei/Kedoshim 5777
The taste of Shabbat – Acharei/Kedoshim 5777 Rav Mordechai Elon Our parsha, Achrei Mot, opens with a reference to the death of Aaron’s children, followed by thirty-four verses describing the ritual of the Kohen Gadol on Yom Kippur. What is the connection between the… Continue Reading “The taste of Shabbat – Acharei/Kedoshim 5777”
The taste of Shabbat – Tazria-Metzora 5777
The taste of Shabbat – Tazria-Metzora 5777 Rav Mordechai Elon בָּרוּךְ שׁוֹמֵר הַבְטָחָתוֹ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, בָּרוּךְ הוּא. שֶׁהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא חִשַּׁב אֶת הַקֵּץ… Blessed be the one who kept his promise to Israel, that God calculated the end The promise was “your seed will be strangers”… Continue Reading “The taste of Shabbat – Tazria-Metzora 5777”
The taste of Shabbat – Vayikra 5777
The taste of Shabbat – Vayikra 5777 Rav Mordechai Elon Our parsha begins with the laws of burnt sacrifices from cattle or flock, moves on to sacrifices of birds and then the five sorts of Menachot- meal offerings, but before that, there is a… Continue Reading “The taste of Shabbat – Vayikra 5777”