May 16, 2024

Parshas Emor Overview

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, Shavuos, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, and Sukkos, were to be observed.

Additional instructions encompassed lighting the Tabernacle lamps, baking special loaves, handling blasphemy cases, and penalties for cursing God, murder, and maiming.

Parsha Summaries

Navigating the Transition: The Afternoon Purim Seudah into Shabbas and the Halachic Principle of Poreis Mapah U'Mekadeish

Part 1: The Shulchan Aruch (249:2) rules that on Friday, one is prohibited from eating a large meal that is not typically consumed on a weekday. The Rama adds that a seudah [mitzvah] that falls on Friday, such as a bris or pidyon haben, is permitte…

Who Is Amalek?

Amalek (עֲמָלֵק‎) is the enemy nation of the Israelites. The name "Amalek" can refer to the descendants of Amalek, the grandson of Esav, anyone who lived in their territories in Canaan, or North African descendants of Cham, the son of Noach. Regar…