Download as Word This week we read the third of the four Parshiyos, Parshas Parah. Within the reading of the four Parshiyos, there is almost always a Shabbos that we do not read before Purim. In addition, the two Parshiyos after Purim need to be adjacent.In the Shulchan Aruch, the Shabbos without reading before Purim…

Download as Word Purim is in general a day of the world turned upside down. One of the themes of the Megilah is , “And it was turned upside down, that the Jews ruled over their enemies.” This idea extends to many of the Halachos and ideas of the day.Among the more unusual Halachos that…

Download as Word In many sources, the Shelamim is considered the greatest of the Korbanos. That is because its name represents what it is. The name of the Korban Shelamim is from the word Shalom. Rashi says that the Shalom is because there is a portion for the Mizbeach, the Cohen, and the person who…

Download as Word This week’s Parsha is the final accounting of the construction of the Mishkan which began in Parshas Terumah. However, at the onset of this national endeavor, the Torah taught us that the Mishkan is also called a Mikdash . “And you shall make for me a Mikdash, and I will dwell (Shachen)…