Bechukotai archive
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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... -
Bechukotai: A challenge for Shavuot this year
Transcript There is a most intriguing commentary of Rashi at the commencement of Parshat Bechukotai. The parsha starts, “Im bechukotai teleichu…” – “If you walk in my statutes…” and what Read more... -
Bechukotai: We must appreciate our community Rabbis and Rebbetzens
Transcript We must appreciate our community Rabbis and Rebbetzens. This important message is presented to us close to the conclusion of the book of Vayikra in a passage in Parshat Read more... -
Behar-Bechukotai: The power of ‘if…’
Transcript: There is hidden power in the word ‘if’. Parshat Bechukotai commences, “Im bechukotai teileichu,” – “If you walk in my statutes and keep the laws of the Torah,” then Read more... -
D’var Torah: Behar Bechukotai
Transcript: Do you know a four lettered Hebrew word comprised of the same four letters? The answer is וווו spelling the word ‘U’vavo’ meaning, ‘and his hook’. I doubt there Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Bechukotai
The Jewish people have never given up hope… There is always room for hope. This powerful message is presented to us in a wonderful Haftorah for Parashat Bechukotai from the Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Behar-Bechukotai
In his D’var Torah this week, the Chief Rabbi explains how we remember the unknown victims of the Shoah. More than one million names of Shoah victims are not known Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Bechukotai
As we prepare to celebrate Yom Yerushalayim on Sunday, the Chief Rabbi considers why Jerusalem – an inaccessible city without a river source – was chosen to be the Jewish Read more...