Leviticus – ויקרא

Last week we finished reading the Book of Exodus and this week we begin with the third book of the

The main difference between a sabbatical year (‘Shemitah’{שמיטה}) and the jubilee (‘Yovel’{יובל}) is the issue of the property ownership. While

Since our weekly Torah portion mentions the prohibition of drinking alcohol by the priests who were serving God, I thought

Tomorrow’s “parashot” {פרשות} (weekly Torah PORTIONS) are “Acharei Mot” {אחרי מות} (‘after the death’) and “Kedoshim” }קדושים} (‘holy ones’) –

Parashat Emor’{פרשת אמור}  – the weekly Torah portion for today, mainly discusses two issues: the regulations of the priests who

“The LORD spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, when

In yesterday’s post we talked about the biblical definition of ‘property’ – ‘Achuza’ {אחוזה} in the original Hebrew – and

Tomorrow’s “parasha” (weekly Torah portion) is “Be-Chukotai’” {בחוקותי} (‘In my statutes’) – which is the tenth and last “parasha” in

This week’s Torah portion ( Be-Chukotai ) {בחוקותי} describes the different blessings for obedience to God’s laws and on the