Weekly Parsha Thoughts

The passuk says “ויצא בן אשה ישראלית …. ויקב… את השם ויקלל” “And he went out… and cursed Hashem…”  The Gemara brings that one who curses Hashem is as though he denies Hashem. Rav Chaim Shmuelevitz asks: how can a person who... Read More

The passuk says, “And he (Aharon, the Kohen Gadol) shall put incense on the fire before Hashem.”  The Gemara explains that the Kohen Gadol needs to put the incense on the fire inside the Kodesh HaKodoshim, not outside.  This is as opposed... Read More

The passuk says, “And for the one who is becoming tahor he shall take two birds… and an aitz erez and a shni tola’as and ezov.” Rashi explains he needs to bring the birds since nega’im come for speaking lashon hara, as... Read More

The Sifri brings Rebbi Eliezer said Moshe Rabeinu got angry 3 times and therefore made a mistake each time (forgot a halacha).  One place is in our parsha where Moshe said in anger concerning Elazar and Isamar, “why didn’t you eat the... Read More

The pesukim call the Yom Tov of Pesach “Chag HaMatzos”. We refer to the Yom Tov as “Chag HaPesach”. Why is this? What is the difference between the two and what can we learn from each one? I heard the following answer.... Read More

This parsha speaks about the mitzvos of karbanos.  There are several types of karbanos, such as olah, shelamim, and chatas.  An olah or shelamim can be brought free-willing, without being obligated to, whereas a chatas can only be brought after doing an... Read More