by הרב משה בלום | Jul 3, 2019
Parashat Kedoshim – Orlah and Goji Berries By Rabbi Moshe Bloom Former Rosh Kollel (Warsaw, 2013-17) Currently Head of the English department at Machon HaTorah Ve’Haaretz, |the Institute for Torah and the Land of Israel “. “וְכִי תָבֹאוּ אֶל...
by Rabbi Shai Finkelstein | May 6, 2019
Rabbi Shai Finkelstein Former Rosh Kollel in Memphis (2002-05) Currently Rabbi of Nitzanim Shul Life and Death Questions in The Holocaust Source...
by Rabbi Ronen Neuwirth | May 6, 2017
Rabbi Ronen Neuwirth Former Central Shaliach of Bnei Akiva North America On the Sefira, Independence and Education “…And why did the Israelites merit to inherit the land of Israel? You must say...
by Rabbi Yehuda Susman | May 4, 2017
Rav Yehuda Susman Former Rosh Kollel in Chicago Currently Rosh Yeshivat Eretz HaTzvi Source Sheet Lo Tikom V’lo Titor – audio...
by Dovi Holtz | May 4, 2016
Dovi Holtz Former shaliach in Memphis (2002-3) and London (2007-9) Currently Ram at the Yeshiva High School in Natzeret Illit Kedusha – Meeting Hashem with Every Step A few years ago, before going on Shlichut in a Kollel in London, I managed to convince...
by Nir Grosman | Jun 7, 2015
If an Oscar Award would one day be given for an on-the-mark title given to a parasha in the Torah, we may assume that the name of our parasha, “Kedoshim,” would be a serious contender for this award. A study of the many commands that appear in our parasha...
by Shai Peretz | Jun 7, 2015
Our Parasha opens with a most unique command: “You shall be holy, for I, Hashem your God, am holy.” The commentators are in debate as to whether this Mitzva deals with one particular area, the view adopted by Rashi, who maintains that this command refers specifically...
by Rabbi Yechiel Brukner | May 2, 2009
Rabbi Yechiel Brukner Former Rosh Kollel in Munich We all know the value of truth. We devote considerable efforts to teaching our children, our peers, and ourselves to stay clear of falsehood and to adhere to the path of truth. We are taught that emet (truth)...
by Carmi Ronen | May 3, 2008
Carmi Ronen Former Shaliach in Dayton We are now in the period before Yom HaShoah (Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day) and Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day for Israel’s Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terror). Our parsha opens with a special and unique mitzvah...
by Rabbi Shlomo Sobol | May 6, 2006
Parashat Kedoshim is filled with tens of Mitzvot that Moshe passes on to Bnei Yisrael. The unifying theme of all these Mitzvot is”you shall be holy”. Holiness, the Torah teaches us, is achieved through the observance of Mitzvot. There is one Mitzva of the 613 Mitzvot,...
