Vayikra archive
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Living After Life. D’var Torah for Parshat Acharei Mot
Where does the Torah tell us that there is an afterlife? There are actually quite a number of references to this, and one of them is in Parshat Acharei Mot. Read more... -
The deeper meaning of numbers in Jewish tradition. D’var Torah for Parshat Shemini
There is only one parsha that has a title containing a number, and that is Parshat Shemini—Shemini meaning “the eighth.” This presents us with an opportunity to study Read more... -
Where Can God Be Found? D’var Torah for Parshat Vayikra
How can we feel an attachment to the Almighty? At the beginning of the Parsha of Vayikra, which marks the start of the book of Vayikra, Hashem gives us a Read more... -
Through what merit is the Jewish people saved? D’var Torah for Parshat Bechukotai.
Transcript: Through what merit is the Jewish people saved? One answer is presented in Parshat Bechukotai. Within the context of the tochacha, a long tragic list of curses which God Read more... -
“You experience miracles every single day”. D’var Torah for Parshat Behar.
Transcript: Did you know that you experience miracles every single day? We acknowledge that three times a day in our Amidah prayer, when we say thank you to Hashem ‘Ve’al Read more... -
From where do we know that ten men constitute a minyan? D’var Torah for Parshat Emor
Transcript: From where do we know that ten men constitute a minyan – a quorum for prayer? The source is in Parshat Emor. The Torah tells us ‘Venikdashti betoch bnei Read more... -
‘It doesn’t make sense.’ D’var Torah for Parshat Kedoshim
Transcript: It doesn’t make sense. That’s how many people relate to the Torah’s regulations concerning mixtures. Now, we are familiar with mixtures of meat and milk, and we know that Read more... -
‘After death we say holy things’. D’var Torah for Parshat Acharei
Transcript: After death we say holy things. That is a translation of the titles, of the three portions of the law, which we commence reading this Shabbat. ‘Acharei Mot Kedoshim Read more... -
Parshat Tazria: The happiest month?
Transcript: We have just commenced what is probably the happiest month on the Jewish calendar. It’s the month of Nisan and as many of us know, throughout this month Read more... -
Parshat Shemini: What are the two middle words of the Torah?
Transcript: What is a ‘scribe’ in Hebrew? It’s ‘sofer’, but isn’t that astonishing? Sofer literally means somebody who counts, so the scribe who writes a Torah scroll, is a person Read more...
