The Billion Dollar Purim!
We live in the billion generation. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but let’s try to put that figure in perspective: A billion seconds ago, it was 1959. A billion minutes ago, the Roman Empire was in full…
“Why Purim”
Amalek attacked the Jewish people shortly after they left Egypt. At that point the B’nei Yisrael had not yet established themselves in the world in any way. Their only recent interaction with another nation had been as slaves. They had…
Hashem’s Wonders
Soon we shall all be sitting with our families around the Seder table, men women, grandparents, children, many generations sitting at one table in order to relate the story of our ancestors and how G-d redeemed them from Egypt. It…
Parasha Insights
“Command [Tzav] Aharon and his sons” (6:2). Rashi comments that the Hebrew word Tzav used by the Torah here to mean “command” is an expression indicating performing enthusiastically and swiftly, without hesitation. The Torah uses this encouraging expression because the…
Korbanot – idolatry related or not?
There are three seemingly contradictory reasons brought by Rambam for the commandments regarding sacrifices. In Moreh Nevuchim (The Guide for the Perplexed) he purports two different reasons. Firstly, he states that the sacrificial service is the product of the need for a…
Thoughts on Pesach and Aliyat Regel
What a wonderful sight it must have been; all of Am Yisarel gathering before the Chag of Pesach in Yerushalayim! Before Pesach, untold numbers of Am Yisrael, would gird their loins and ascend to Yerushalyim in fulfilment of the Torah’s…