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Parshat Behar 5784
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in this week’s parsha the prohibition against selling land in Eretz Yisrael permanently. The pasuk says (Chapter 25, Pasuk 23), והארץ לא תמכר לצמתת כי לי הארץ כי גרים ותושבים אתם עמדי. The land shall be not be sold permanently for the land is Read more...
Parshat Emor 5784
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in this week’s parsha about the Moadim, the festivals in the calendar which include the Shalosh Regalim, plus Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. But this section which lists the yearly festivals actually begins with the mitzvah of Shabbos. Though both Yom Tov and Shabbos are holy days durin Read more...
Parshat Kedoshim 5784
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in this week’s parsha the mitzvah to be holy, as the pasuk says קדושים תהיו. The pasuk explains the reason for this mitzvah as, כי קדוש אני ד' אלוקיכם. We are commanded to reach a level of Kedushah as a means of imitating Hashem. Since He is holy, then we nee Read more...
Parshat Acharei Mos 5784
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in the beginning of this week’s parsha the Avodah of Yom HaKippurim. However, the Torah doesn’t tell us at the beginning of this section when the Avodah is done. Only at the end of this section we read (Chapter 16, Pasuk 29), והיתה לכם לחקת עולם בחדש השבי Read more...
