Tazria/Metzora – The Voice of Jacob
At the March of the Living ceremony earlier this month Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, child survivor and former Chief Rabbi of Israel, addressed the participants, raising the question that troubles so many of us:...
Author: Yitzchak Mizrahi
Shemini – Actualizing Potential
A curious point is raised by Rabbi Jesse Horn, who noticed that in three distinct places in the Torah the inaugural day of the Mishkan is addressed. The first appears in the last chapter...
Pesach – It ain’t Over Till it’s Over
Pesach represents the birth of our nation. We remember, particularly at the Seder, the labor pangs of our birth, the difficult circumstances of the slavery. We also remember our emergence into the world as...
Pesach – Bottoms Up
The Halachah requires only that we consume the better portion of our wine glass during the Seder. We lean to the left when we drink each of the four cups, but there is no...
Tzav – Shabbat Hagadol – Timing is Everything
The week before Pesach is the hungriest week of the year for Jews. Numerous occasions bring restrictions on eating, but never are they felt as strongly as this week. On fast days we don’t...
Vayikra / Hachodesh – The Mythology of the Exodus
“Remember the Alamo!” was the rallying cry, urging Texans in 1836 to join the army and exact revenge on the Mexican army for the Battle of the Alamo, where every last soldier, including those...