Partzuf: The Laws of Circumcision
The Two Appearances of Circumcision This week’s parashah begins with the verses, If a woman conceives and gives birth to a male, she shall become...
Category : Leviticus – Vayikra
Partzuf: The Number Eight
Our parashah this week, Shemini, begins with a very distinctive idiom, “the eighth day” (יום השמיני), “On the eighth day, Moses called Aaron and his...
Partzuf: What Sacrifice, Nearness, Conflict, and Interior Have in Common
This week, we begin the third book of the Pentateuch, Vayikra. In English this book was named Leviticus, following the name given to it by...
From the Parasha: Bechukotai
אִם־בְּחֻקֹּתַ֖י תֵּלֵ֑כוּ וְאֶת־מִצְוֺתַ֣י תִּשְׁמְר֔וּ וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָֽם (בחקותי כו, ג) “If you follow My laws and faithfully observe My commandments” (Leviticus 26:3) First Reading: Revealing...
From the Torah Portion of Behar
כִּ֤י תָבֹ֙אוּ֙ אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י נֹתֵ֣ן לָכֶ֑ם וְשָׁבְתָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ שַׁבָּ֖ת לַי־הוֽה (בהר כה, ב) “…When you enter the land that I am giving you,...
Parashat Emor Aliyah by Aliyah
אֱמֹ֥ר אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֑ן וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם (אמר כא, א) “…Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them” (Leviticus 21:1) First...
Parashat Kedoshim: Aliyah by Aliyah
דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־כָּל־עֲדַ֧ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֥ אֲלֵהֶ֖ם קְדֹשִׁ֣ים תִּהְי֑וּ (קדושים יט, ב) “…Speak to the entire Israelite community and say to them: You shall be holy”...
Parashat Metzora: Aliyah by Aliyah
זֹ֤את תִּֽהְיֶה֙ תּוֹרַ֣ת הַמְּצֹרָ֔ע בְּי֖וֹם טָהֳרָת֑וֹ וְהוּבָ֖א אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן (מצורע יד, ב) “This shall be the ritual for the afflicted with tzara’at on the day...
Parashat Tazria: Aliyah by Aliyah
אִשָּׁה֙ כִּ֣י תַזְרִ֔יעַ וְיָלְדָ֖ה זָכָ֑ר (תזריע יב, ב) “A woman when she produces seed and gives birth to a male” (Leviticus 12:2) First Reading: Reframing...
Parashat Shemini 5784: Aliyah by Aliyah
וַיְהִי֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י (שמיני ט, א) “On the eighth day” (Leviticus 9:1) First Reading: The Meaning of the Number Eight The number eight...
