Vayikra archive
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Vayikra: Why do some people start in the middle?
Transcript Why do some people start in the middle? This coming shabbat we will be commencing our reading of Sefer Vayikra, the Book of Leviticus, the middle book of the Read more... -
Where do we find Adam in Vayikra?
Transcript: Where do we find Adam in the book of Vayikra? According to Rashi there is a reference to Adam right at the beginning of the book. At the commencement Read more... -
Vayikra: Adding salt to bread helps us to improve our characters
Transcript: Adding salt to bread helps us to improve our characters. How can this be the case? The Torah in Parshat Vayikra introduces us to the mincha, the ‘meal’ Read more... -
D’var Torah: Vayikra
Why do we add salt to our bread at the commencement of our meals? In Parshat Vayikra the Torah tells us ‘al kol korbancha takriv melach’ – ‘you must offer Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Vayikra
This week the Chief Rabbi explains how his experience as a ‘Shochet’ compares to the experience of offering sacrifices in the Beit HaMikdash. Why was one of our main sacrifices Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Vayikra
In this week’s D’var Torah, the Chief Rabbi asks “How can we bring God into our lives?” How can I bring God into my life? The answer comes at the Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Vayikra
In his D’var Torah this week, the Chief Rabbi explains why we must invest in our teachers. The leftovers of the ‘Mincha’ offering were to be given to Aharon and Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Vayikra
In this week’s sedra we bear witness to Moshe Rabbeinu’s great humility as he received the words of the Torah from God, yet we know that in his capacity as Read more...