Weekly Parsha Thoughts

The passuk states that Bnei Yisrael should camp איש על דגלו באתת לבית אבותם. Rashi explains each tribe had a banner hung with different colors, the same as the colors of their stone on the Choshen. This way each of the tribes... Read More

The passuk states in the brachos: ופניתי אליכם והפריתי אתכם and I will turn to you and make you fruitful. Rashi explains this with a mashal from the Toras Kohanim: a king hired many workers who did mediocre work, and there was... Read More

The Mishna teaches: originally the lulav was taken in the Mikdash for 7 days and in the medina for 1 day. The Rambam explains the Mikdash refers to Yerushalaim while others explain it refers to the place of the Beis HaMikdosh. Rashi... Read More

The passuk statesהוכח תוכיח את עמיתך  give rebuke to your friend. The passuk ends ולא תשא עליו חטא and you will not receive for it sin. Which rebuke does the Torah refer to and what is the sin? The Ramban explains when... Read More

The Gemara brings that if one has a tree whose fruits fall off quickly before ripening, a person is permitted to load it up with stones and mark it with a red mark; it is not included in the customs of non-Jews.... Read More

The passuk states ולא תטמאו בהם ונטמתם בם and you shall not become contaminated with them and you will become contaminated in them. Asks the Nefesh Hager: first the passuk states one should not contaminate oneself, and then the passuk continues, and... Read More