In this week’s Parsha we learn about the Halachos relevant to land ownership in Eretz Yisroel. They include the return of the land in Yovel- the fiftieth year; that after a sale of a piece of agricultural land the original owners have the right to redeem it; the difference in these redemption laws between land…

The אבילות of ספירה is extremely puzzling. 1,800 years ago a large number of Talmidei Chochomim passed away. It is even told to us, that it was because they did not treat each other honorably. But this is an aberration in the laws of Aveilus. The regular laws of Aveilus fit a pattern of diminishing…