by Rabbi Amnon Herman | Mar 17, 2016
Rabbi Amnon Herman Rosh Kollel in Montreal Source Sheet1 Source Sheet2 Vayikra Zachor Adar 7 – audio class
by Rabbi Jake Vidomlanski | Mar 16, 2016
Rabbi Jake Vidomlanski Fromer Shaliach in Cleveland (1998-1999) Currently Ram at Yeshivat Lev HaTorah and Sgan Rosh Moshava IO Divine Togetherness in Israel The Holy Rupshitzer (Rav Naphtali Tzvi Horowitz) was fond of telling over an incident from one of his...
by Itzik Amar | Jun 3, 2015
This week we begin reading Sefer Vayikra, which already Chazal have called “Torat Kohanim.” Our parasha, as well as next week’s parasha (Parashat Tzav), deal with the laws concerning the various sacrifices. I would like to focus on the unique feature...
by Elad Korsia | Jun 3, 2015
We at times have a reaction of wonder and bewilderment when we consider the entire topic of korbanot. Initially, at first glance, the act of offering a sacrifice seems strange, anaesthetic, certainly unholy, and perhaps even irrational. A holy place, we would think,...
by Dr. Binyamin Friedman | Jun 3, 2015
“And he shall place his hand [v”samach yado] upon the head of the elevated offering [”ola]; and it shall be accepted for him, to atone for him.” (Lev. I,9 ) In this column, we shall concentrate upon the idea of s”mikha, placing one”s hand upon...
by Rabbi Shlomo Gelman | Mar 28, 2009
Rabbi Shlomo Gelman Former Rosh Kollel in Sao Paolo Most of Sefer Vayikra as well as about a third of the Torah’s positive mitzvot pertain to korbanot (sacrifices). Hence, since we no longer have korbanot, our Avodat Hashem is – by definition – incomplete. Yet,...
by Rabbi Dror Brama | Mar 23, 2007
Rabbi Dror Brama Former Rosh Kollel in London The Torah commands us to salt all offerings. It is a positive commandment to salt all offerings before they are brought on the altar, as it says, “With all your offerings you must offer salt” (Leviticus 2:13). . . ....
by Rabbi Shlomo Sobol | Apr 1, 2006
This Shabbat we open the third of the five books of the Chumash. This book is called Torat Cohanim or Sefer VaYikra, noting the first word of the first verse. He called to Moshe, and Hashem spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying . . . (VaYikra 1:1) What is...
by Rabbi Yaakov Meir | Mar 18, 2005
The most dominant subject in Sefer Vayikra is the Divine service to be performed in the Temple, and particularly – the sacrificial service. Today, 2,000 years removed from this form of service, we have a special need for illumination of this subject so that we...
by Rabbi Shai Finkelstein | Mar 27, 2004
A considerable portion of the Book of Vayikra is devoted to the various types of sacrifices. There are many differences between the sacrifices brought on different occasions, but what is common to all is the idea that the animals are brought for the explicit purpose...
