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Evil Speech
Posted by Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum in Weekly Torah Commentary on April 16, 2010 | Comments Off
Tazria-Metzora
Leviticus 12:1-13:59 & 14:1-15:33
Each of the two portions that are the subject of today’s commentary is considered a separate portion in its own right in the annual cycle of the fifty-three weekly portions of the Five Books of Moses. In some years each of these two is read...
Sober Judgment
Posted by Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum in Weekly Torah Commentary on April 8, 2010 | Comments Off
Shemini, Leviticus 9:1-11:47
Our portion tells the chilling story of the disaster that struck on the very day of one of the great summits of human history: the inauguration of the proto-Temple Sanctuary in the wilderness by Moses and Aaron.
“And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his...
Thank You
Posted by Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum in Weekly Torah Commentary on March 25, 2010 | Comments Off
Tzav, Leviticus 6:1-8:36
Our portion continues to fill in the details of the various procedures for Temple offerings in each of the four main categories of sacrifices: the whole-burnt (olah), meal (minchah), sin (chatat), guilt (asham) and peace (shelamim) offerings. One particular kind of peace offering...
Sacrifices
Posted by Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum in Weekly Torah Commentary on March 18, 2010 | Comments Off
Vayikra, Leviticus 1:1-5:26
The book of Exodus concluded with the account of the completion of the Sanctuary, or “Tent of Meeting”. Directly following, Leviticus opens with God’s call to Moses from the Sanctuary, just as He had promised:
“And there I will meet with you, and I...
Treasures and Transparency
Posted by Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum in Weekly Torah Commentary on March 12, 2010 | Comments Off
Vayakhel-Pekudey, Exodus 35:1-38:20 & 38:21-40:38
The last two portions of the Book of Exodus, known after their Hebrew opening words as VAYAKHEL, “And [Moses] assembled”, and PEDUDEY, “[These are the] Accounts”, are in some years read in the synagogue on separate Sabbaths,...