Vayikra archive
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The Most Remarkable Letter in the Alephbet: D’var Torah for Parshat Behar-Bechukotai
The Most Remarkable Letter in the Hebrew Alphabet The most remarkable Hebrew letter would be the letter ו . ו is actually a word, spelled וָו. וָו means a hook. Read more... -
A Kiddush Hashem in Golders Green: D’var Torah for Parshat Emor
This week on the streets of Golders Green, we witnessed a great Kiddush Hashem. What do I mean by this? In Parshat Emor, the Torah gives us the mitzvah of Read more... -
Learning From A Transformative Moment: D’var Torah for Parshat Acharei Mot
Learning From A Transformative Moment If you had the honour of an audience with a monarch, would it make sense that after your meeting, just before you leave the palace, Read more... -
How Tragedy Turns Into A Reward: D’var Torah for Parshat Tazria-Metzora
This Shabbat, on the eve of Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut, we will be reading the parshiyot of Tazria and Metzora. These two parshiyot have a very strong common theme. Read more... -
Miracles Happen Every Day: D’var Torah for Parshat Tzav
Over Pesach we will be recalling great historic miracles. But did you know that miracles are actually happening for you every day? In Parshat Tzav, the Torah introduces us to Read more... -
What Is Humility? D’var Torah for Parshat Vayikra
Is it possible that the most humble person who ever lived actually had a touch of arrogance? I’m referring to Moshe Rabbeinu, the greatest of all rabbis and teachers. The Read more... -
Make those moments last. D’var Torah for Parshat Behar
If we experience an uplifting, inspirational moment, we should take that experience with us through to the rest of our lives. We learn this important lesson from the portion of Read more... -
Counting with Purpose: D’var Torah for Parshat Emor
The way that we count the Omer is a template for all of Jewish life. In Parshat Emor, we’re given the mitzvah to count the days between the beginning of Read more... -
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...
