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Love is in the air as Israel stands at the foot of Mount Sinai, ready to receive Torah and betroth themselves to G-d, a wedding whose anniversary we celebrate this week on Shavuot. This week’s parasha, Naso, makes many a meaningful reference to the happenings at Mount Sinai.
Naso (Numbers 4:21-7:89)
Parashat Naso is read on Shabbat:
Sivan 9, 5773/May 18, 2013
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G-d knows your name. He’s got your number. Torah is His to share with you. All its paths lead to Him. And all you’ve got to do is ask? No! All you’ve got to do is dedicate your every moment to living a life of Torah, and He will open each and every door. It’s your birthright. This is what we learn from parashat Bamidbar, the opening chapters of the book of Numbers, and this is the message of the holiday of Shavuot – coming up next week!
Bamidbar (Numbers 1:1-4:20)
Parashat Bamidbar is read on Shabbat:
Sivan 2, 5773/May 11, 2013
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Wanted: Dead or alive! There is no doubt that G-d loves and wants His people Israel. Either we are alive to His presence, and worthy of the blessings listed in Behar-Bechukotai, or we are dead to His presence, and thus deserving of the horrific admonitions enumerated in Behar-Bechukotai. The choice is ours.
Behar-Bechukotai (Leviticus 25:1-27:34)
Parashat Behar-Bechukotai is read on Shabbat:
Iyar 24, 5773/May 4, 2013
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Eternal life cannot be found in an ointment or lotion, or salve, or cream, or pill, or capsule. It cannot be swallowed or applied. It cannot be purchased or consumed. Eternal life awaits us all and can be experienced in this world via the Divine service of the Holy Temple.
Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23)
Parashat Emor is read on Shabbat:
Iyar 17, 5773/April 27, 2013
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We merit to live in the land of Israel, promised by G-d to His people, because of the supreme sacrifice of those who defend the land, the people and the Torah of Israel with their lives. “You shall be holy, for I, HaShem, your G-d, am holy.” (Lev. 19:2)
Acharei Mot-Kedoshim (Leviticus 16:1-20:27)
Parashat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim is read on Shabbat:
Iyar 10, 5773/April 20, 2013
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Try imagining a world where every word counts, where every thought and intention counts. This is the very world that G-d created and intended for His children to sanctify. This is the world described in Tazria-Metzora. It is a world that we can and should aspire to.
Tazria-Metzora (Leviticus 12:1-15:33)
Parashat Tazria-Metzora is read on Shabbat:
Iyar 3, 5773/April 13, 2013
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We cannot make eternal the holiness of the moment by abandoning ourselves to it. We master and make eternal the holiness of the moment by infusing the minutiae of our everyday lives with holiness. This is the lesson we take away from the untimely deaths of Nadav and Avihu, the holy sons of Aharon.
Shmini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47)
Parashat Shmini is read on Shabbat:
Nisan 26, 5773/April 6, 2013
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