rabbirckleinMay 30, 20193 minEmor: When Just Counting Doesn’t Count ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim KleinThe Torah commands us to count the days and weeks from Passover until Shavuot (Lev. 23:15-16). Interestingly, the Torah portion which...
rabbirckleinMay 30, 20193 minEmor: An Appropriate Epithet ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim KleinThe common word for a tombstone in spoken Hebrew is a matzeivah (literally, “monument”), and, indeed, when Yaakov buried his wife Rachel,...
yehoshua steinbergMay 10, 201910 minEmor: The Road Less Traveled ~ Tzvi AbrahamsParshasאֶמֹר The Road Less Traveled עַם קוֹדֶשׁ: holy nation קְדֵישָׁה: prostitute קִדוּשׁ: Kiddush שַׁבָּת קוֹדֶשׁ: Shabbos Kodesh...
yehoshua steinbergApr 30, 20194 minBehar: Melted Heart – Yehoshua SteinbergWhat is the connection between נמוך (low, short) and הכאה (hitting) and ניכוי (diminishment)? Also, what does the verse (Ps. 106:43)...