Place and Parasha Lema'seh Beit Midrash Articles Place and Parasha Categories Around the Jewish Year Grafting Kashrut Kila'im Land of Israel Orlah & Neta Revay Other Topics Shemitah Terumot & Ma’aserot Place and Parasha Chadash Challah Subscribe to our Newsletter Full Name Email I agree to the terms of use and privacy policy of the site. Bereishit Shemot Vayikra Bamidbar Devarim Shoftim: of Men and Trees On our special relationship with fruit trees on the one hand and the prohibition of the Ashera tree on the other. Read More Parashat Shelach: The Unique Mitzvah of Challah The parasha praising the Land of Israel includes only one of its special mitzvot, and an exceptional one at that. Rabbi Soloveitchik explains that this teaches... Read More Parashat Korach: Self-actualization, Ideology, and Ma'aser Rishon On the drive for self-actualization vs. rectifying the world and harnessing these drives in the individual's service of G-d. How does this connect to ma'aser... Read More Parashat Baha'alotecha: sanctity of holy scriptures vs. sanctity of teruma The difference between the innately sacred and sanctified physicality. Also: the varying definitions of a "distant journey" to Jerusalem for the Pesach... Read More Parashat Tazria: Birkat Ha'ilanot, the Blessing for the Trees Can we say birkat ha'ilanot over trees grafted in a prohibited fashion? What about orlah trees? An article all about this special mitzvah that we do once a year... Read More Parashat Vayishlach: Conquest vs. Possession About Yosef's Tomb and its unique characteristics; the difference between conquest and possession, and on the bond we need with the Land of Israel in light of... Read More Parashat Lech Lecha: Avraham, Father of the Jews and the Converts The change of Avraham’s name represents a change in his status. He becomes the father of all converts, which enables them to read the biblical text accompanying... Read More Parashat Vayera: The Overturning of Sodom—an Educational Scar in the Land of Israel Hashem notifies Avraham that He will overturn Sodom. The reasons for sharing this with him mentioned in the Torah and in Rashi are different, but essentially... Read More Parashat Nitzavim: Rosh Hashana for an uplifted nature The first day of Nissan and the first day of Tishrei represent two directions in Judaism: one of Divine rectification and one of natural rectification. On Rosh... Read More Parashat Pinchas: A True Lottery Yehoshua’s answer to Achan teaches us something about the essence of the lottery system and quite a lot about proper conduct in our lives. The lottery... Read More 1 2 3 4 5 6
