Weekly Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 29

May 20, 2023; 29 Iyar, 5783

Parsha Rav Shaul Brach ZT”L was the Av Beis Din (Head of the Halachic Court) of the city of Kosice in Slovakia. In his B’Heyos HaBoker he presents an enlightening interpretation of a Midrash Yalkut Shimoni (684).

The Midrash states that the nations of the world were jealous of Klal Yisroel [and complained to Hashem regarding His preferential treatment of them]. Hashem silenced them and said, “Bring to Me your documents of lineage… just as my children are bringing them!” As it says (BaMidbar 1:18) “And they assembled… and they declared their pedigrees according to their families according to their fathers' houses”....

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Weekly Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 28

May 13, 2023; 22 Iyar, 5783

Parsha Rav Gamliel Rabbinowitz Shlita is one of the leading Roshei Yeshiva and Kabbalists in the world. He is the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Shaarei Shamayim, the Yeshiva that was headed by Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach ZT”L. Rav Gamliel, in his Tiv HaTorah (on Sefer VaYikrah p. 411) provides us with a fascinating Kabbalistic interpretation of the following verse in this week’s Parsha.

“The land shall not be sold permanently, for the land belongs to Me, for [כִּי] strangers and temporary residents [וְתוֹשָׁבִ֛ים] you are [אַתֶּ֖ם] with Me.” (VaYikrah 25:23)....

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Weekly Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 27

May 6, 2023; 15 Iyar, 5783

Parsha This week’s parsha begins with a special Mitzvah, a commandment to tell the Kohanim, the descendants of Aharon, to observe the special purity rules that only apply to them. A Kohain must maintain his special status and may not become impure through any contact with a corpse or even be under the same roof as a corpse. This should not be viewed as an onerous restriction. On the contrary, it is a remarkable badge of honor that is a testament to his special status.

The Midrash (Vayikrah Rabbah 26:6) explains that this special set of purity laws must be kept forever – by Aharon, his sons and grandsons until the end of all generations. But how did Aharon earn this special set of purity laws?....

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