Weekly Parsha Thoughts

This Parsha discusses the topic of the nazir. A nazir may not eat grapes or drink wine. He also may not be metamay to meisim or shave his hair. The haftara also speaks about the topic of nezirus. The pesukim relate a... Read More

We start counting sefira from the second night of Pesach, and continue until Shavuos for a total of seven weeks, equaling forty-nine days. The Sefer HaChinuch writes that the korban offered on the second day of Pesach is called the “korban haOmer”... Read More

The passuk states, “and Moshe counted the Levi’im על פי ה’.” Rashi writes that Moshe said before Hashem, “How can I go into their tents to know how many babies there are inside?” Hashem answered, “You do yours – what you can... Read More

This Parsha lists the berachos and klalos that Hashem says He will give to Bnei Yisrael based on how they serve Him. One of the pesukim in the beginning of the Parsha regarding the berachos states, “ורדפו מכם חמשה מאה ומאה מכם... Read More

The parsha mentions the words מקרא קדש by Shabbos and the Moadim. Rashi explains this means for us to make the days kadosh with clean clothing, good food and drink, and tefillah, and on Yom Kippur with just clean clothing and tefillah.... Read More

Parshas Acharei Mos speaks about the avodah performed on Yom Kippur, one being the ketores. The Torah says, “And he – Aharon the Kohen Gadol shall put incense on the fire before Hashem.”  The Gemara writes that the Kohen Gadol needed to... Read More