Weekly Parsha Thoughts

The beginning of Parshas Tazria discusses the birth of a boy or girl. The Gemara states that an infant in the mother’s stomach is taught the entire Torah. Once the baby is born and enters the world, he receives a potch from... Read More

The Mishna writes Rav Chananya ben Akashya teaches, “Hashem wanted to give Yisrael merit and therefore increased for them Torah and mitzvos, as the passuk states, ‘ה’ חפץ למען צדקו יגדיל תורה ויאדיר.’” Rashi explains Hashem wanted to give Yisrael reward by... Read More

The passuk states “שלש רגלים” what does רגלים mean and teach? The HaKsav V’haKabalah lists three basic explanations that we are all familiar with. Simply it hints at “רגל, a foot” as the Gemara states a person who has an amputated foot... Read More

The Gemara quotes Rabi Shimon bar Yochai who asks: Why is there a takana to daven quietly as it states by Chana who prayed, “and her voice wasn’t heard”? In order not to embarrass people who do aveiros which they confess during... Read More

The passuk states, “ואם תקריב מנחת ביכורים, and if you will offer the Korban Omer brought from the first barley grains.” Rashi points out that although the Torah writes this mitzva as ‘אם, if’ and not ‘כי, when,” there is indeed an... Read More

Parsha Vayakhel and Pekudei repeat the command of taking materials for the Mishkan, and also states the actual construction of the Mishkan. When the Torah describes the bringing of materials, first it states the men brought, and only afterwards mentions the leaders,... Read More