“Hashem said to Moshe, tell the Kohanim the sons of Aaron … the shall not become impure to any person in the nation”. Vayikra 21:1 With the exception of his immediate relatives, a Kohen may never come into contact with a dead body. One wonders why this is. A clue is left for us in […]
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The Real World – Parshas Shelach 2014
The Real World Parshas Shelach by Elchanan Shoff [Sponsored by anonymous likovod the kiddush of my daughter Rachel bas Shifra Milka and lerefuah shelaima Moshe Avrohom ben Batsheva, Meir Yaakov ben Fradel, Pinchus ben Fradel, and Chaya Rivkah bas Malka] As his student Hoshea was heading out on a tremendously risky mission, Moshe worried about […]
Joy and Passion – How to teach Judaism – Emor 2014
[Generously sponsored by Getpeyd.com] “Hashem said to Moshe, tell the Kohanim the sons of Aaron … the shall not become impure to any person in the nation”. Vayikra 21:1 With the exception of his immediate relatives, a Kohen may never come into contact with a dead body. One wonders why this is. A clue is […]
Metzora: The one person that you can never see! (and some thoughts on Pesach, too!)
Metzora The one person that you can never see! (and some thoughts on Pesach, too!) by Elchanan Shoff “This is to be the rule of the tzaraas-afflicted person on the day of his purity, he will be brought to the cohen” Vayikra 14:2 Webmaster’s note: the footnote links aren’t yet working. This note will be […]
Headless – Dvar Torah on Parshas Vayikra
Vayikra Headless! If his offering is a bird…he shall sever its head Vayikra 1:14–15 When a person brings an offering, he is supposed to relate to the animal and realize that what happens to it is what the person, himself, really deserves.[1] When a bird is brought as a sin offering, the […]
Shemos – The Names of the Jewish People – Shnayim Mikra Ve’echad Targum 12.18.13
Getting things done yourself – Vayigash
Vayigash Getting things done yourself by Elchanan Shoff “And no ish (man) stood with him, when Yosef revealed himself to his brothers.” Bereshis 45:1 Yosef was sent by his brothers to a strange land, cut off from his father and his family, and left alone in the world. His reunion with his brothers, after so […]
Splitting Seas while bringing people together – Parshas Vayeshev
A Torah thought on parshas Vayeshev by Rabbi Elchanan Shoff The wife of Yosef’s master grabbed him by his cloak, attempting to convince him to engage in sin with her, “and he fled” leaving the room, teaches the Torah. When the Torah later describes the splitting of the Red Sea, averting the massacre […]
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