Someone who sins is meant to bring something of himself – his heart and emotions – and to experience a sense of closeness to ...

One soldier whose sacrifice has become emblematic of this spirit is Aner Shapira, a sergeant in the Nahal Brigade and a ...

Vayikra, and Hashem called Moshe.” The Gemara in Sanhedrin 106a speaks of the Moabite and Midianite women who influenced the ...

7:05 p.m. NYC E.D.T. Sabbath Ends: 8:07 p.m. NYC E.D.T. Sabbath Ends: Rabbenu Tam 8:37 p.m. NYC E.D.T. Rambam Yomi: Hilchos Milah chap. 2, Seder ha’Tefilos (until ...

What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each ...

All the elements of Sefer Vayikra – from the Temple offerings to the prohibitions of incest, from holiday observance to loving our neighbor – contribute to the tapestry of sacred living the Torah ...

In leap years, Parashat Vayikra almost always coincides with Shabbat Zachor, the Shabbat which immediately precedes Purim. Very occasionally it is the first Shabbat in Adar II. This happens solely ...

Sacrifices or deeds?  Every book of the Torah contains a range of different subjects, ideas and laws. But when we look ...

I’m a rabbi, but I confess to reaching the book of Vayikra and feeling daunted, alienated and a bit queasy, reading chapter upon chapter about sacrifices. Two windows into Vayikra have helped me ...

With the opening words of this week’s Torah reading, Vayikra, we hear something profound: “And He called to Moshe, and Hashem spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying: Speak to the children of ...