Vayikra
My Weekly Drash (a mini D'var Torah) - Vayikra (2)
Posted by Daniel M. Kimmel | Tags: Vayikra
Pity the rabbis who - Pesach aside - have to write sermons in the coming weeks. Parshah Va-Yikra, the start of the third book of the Torah, spends much time on sacrifices and priestly rituals, topics that don't immediately resonate for most congregants. Take chapter 4 of Leviticus which is about...
My video divrei Torah on parasha Vaykra from Youtube.com by Rabbi Jonathan Ginsburg
Posted by Jonathan Ginsburg | Tags: Vayikra
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Parashat VaYikra: "The Sacrificial Call"
Posted by Rabbi Menachem Creditor | Tags: Vayikra
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...
My Weekly Drash (a mini D'var Torah) - Vayikra
Posted by Daniel M. Kimmel | Tags: Vayikra
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. ...
