Rabbi Menachem Creditor
Our Parsha contains echoes of the last few weeks. We just finished the book of Shemot/Exodus, and today we begin the book of VaYikra/Leviticus. The end of Shemot is all about the building of the mishkan, and so, true to Jewish tradition, as we go forward I'd like to...read more
In the midst of a lengthy discourse on guilt sacrifices in Parshah Vayikra is a section that begins, "In case it is a chieftain who incurs guilt..." (Lev. 4:22). Individuals have to atone for themselves. Priests have to atone for both their own personal wrongdoing and on behalf of the community. ...read more