“…a burnt-offering, a fire-offering, a satisfying aroma to Hashem.” (Lev.1:9) R’ Yaakov Tzvi Mecklenberg explained that a person shouldn’t think that s/he achieves forgiveness with their sacrificial offering. Rather, it is to be an aroma, a scent of the changed life that will now commence. You encounter the smell of… Read More »LEVITICUS 1:9
“A perpetual fire shall be lit on the altar; it may not be extinguished.” (Leviticus 6:6) According to the Talmud (Zevachim 91b) extinguishing even a single coal on the altar is a transgression. When we’re young, we have a healthy, enthusiastic and pure simple faith. We should never become jaded… Read More »LEVITICUS 6:6
בס”ד Introduction In Parshat Shemini we focus on Aaron’s silence amidst adversity. Explore the value of silence amidst modern noise for growth and deeper understanding. Integrating Torah into one’s life through reflection and conversation can be an incredibly fun and engaging experience. It’s a journey of discovery, where ancient wisdom… Read More »PARSHAT SHEMINI 5784: SILENCE
Rabbi Nachman teaches, Be totally honest when you speak to G-d. Accustom yourself to talking so honestly that your heart is aroused and the words start pouring forth with fire and passion. As you draw closer to G-d you will see your own smallness and insignificance in comparison with His… Read More »HUMBLE HONESTY
Rabbi Nachman teaches, Every person must minimize his own glory and maximize G-d’s glory. For one who pursues glory attains not G-d’s glory but only the glory of kings, of which it is said: “The glory of kings is subject to investigation” (Proverbs 25:2) . For then everyone investigates who… Read More »MAXIMIZE G-D’S GLORY
Rabbi Nachman teaches, You may be in some place when suddenly you have a thought of Teshuvah and a deep longing for G-d. Stop then and there in that very place and take a moment to focus on the thought and the feeling of longing. Turn them into a prayer.… Read More »THOUGHTS OF TESHUVAH
Rabbi Nachman teaches, Sometimes a sin can make a person so bitter that he repents completely. Likutey Halachot, Birkat HaReiach 4:2 Have a wonderful and successful day! With permission taken from: Daily Dose Of Rabbi Nachman © Copyright, all rights reserved. If you enjoyed this article, we encourage you to distribute… Read More »REPENT COMPLETELY
בס”ד Before he was a leader of the Jewish people, Moshe was a shepherd. The Midrash tells how one day, while Moshe was grazing Yitro’s cattle in the Sinai desert, a little lamb ran away from the flock. Moshe chased it until it reached a spring and began to drink.… Read More »LEADERSHIP
Shmini (Leviticus 9-11 ) Vayikra, 9:2-3: “He said, ‘Aaron, Take for yourself a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for an elevation offering – unblemished; and offer them before Hashem. And to the Children of Israel speak as follows: Take a he-goat for a sin-offering, and a calf and a… Read More »PARSHAT SHMINI – THE SALE OF JOSEPH, THE GOLDEN CALF AND THE TABERNACLE
