Parshas Behar is the shortest parsha in the Book of Vayikra, containing 2,817 Hebrew letters, 737 words, 57 verses, and 99 lines in a Torah Scroll. It commences with God instructing Moshe on the laws of the Sabbatical year for the land at Mount Sina…
The Maledictions - התוכחה, meaning admonition or reproof, is the section in chapter 26 of Sefer Vayikra that highlights the consequence of a failure by the people of Israel to follow G-d's laws and keep his commandments. It is distinguished f…
Rabbi Yaakov Lorberbaum, an esteemed halachic authority, served as a rabbi in Eastern Europe in Kalish, Lissa, and Stryi. He is known for works like Chavos Daas and Nesivos Hamishpat. He was the great-grandson of Chacham Tzvi. Highly regarded as a…
Parshas Bechukosai, also known as "בְּחֻקֹּתַי" - "by my decrees," is the 33rd weekly parashah. It is positioned as the 10th and final part of the Book of Vayikra. It comprises 3,992 Hebrew letters, 1,013 Hebrew words, 78 verses, and 131 lines within…
Rav Yeshayahu ben Avraham Ha-Levi Horowitz (ישעיה בן אברהם הלוי הורוויץ), (c. 1555 – 1630), also known as the Shelah HaKaddosh (השל"ה הקדוש "the holy Shelah") after the title of his best-known work, was a prominent Rabbi and Kabbalis…
The photo captures the pre-1948 facade of Porat Yosef Yeshiva in the Old City of Jerusalem under the leadership of Rabbi Ezra Attiya. Rabbi Attiya was known for his personal involvement with every student. His torah teaching schedule included Reg…
'"Bar Yochai'" (בַּר יוֹחַאי) is a profound kabbalistic piyyut that illuminates the spiritual achievements of Rabi Shimon bar Yochai, the revered author of the kabbalistic masterpiece, the Zohar. Crafted in the 16th century by Rabbi Shimon Lavi, …
Six Fascinating Facts That make Lag Ba'omer a memorable and more festive day The Shulchan Aruch (493:2) mentions the custom of increasing joy on Lag Ba'omer because it's the day that the students of R' Akiva stopped dying. The Pri Chadash (ibid)…
Hashem instructed Moshe to relay the priestly laws to the Kohanim. The laws included rules on contact with dead bodies, grooming restrictions, marriage guidelines, and sacrificial practices. Specific sacred occasions, such as Shabbas, Pesach,…
וּמָע֤וּךְ וְכָתוּת֙ וְנָת֣וּק וְכָר֔וּת לֹ֥א תַקְרִ֖יבוּ לַֽיהֹוָ֑ה וּֽבְאַרְצְכֶ֖ם לֹ֥א תַעֲשֽׂוּ׃-(Leviticus.22.24) The 361st prohibition is that we are forbidden from damaging the reproductive organs of any male, including all species of animals and humans. The use of contraception touc…
