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 Parashat Vayeshev: The Butler's Dream of Redemption The butler's dream of redemption and its link to the Jewish People, Chanukah, and agriculture. Is the east side of the Jordan River considered a land "flowing... Read More Parashat Naso: Flour and Torah, the ultimate recipe for revealing G-dliness in the world The reliance of Kohanim and Levi'im on charity from people is surprising, but it teaches us an important concept about implementing G-d's goal of creation. We... Read More Parashat Bamidbar: The desert: not a place for (land-dependent) mitzvot While the desert isn't a suitable venue to infuse G-dliness into the world of action, it can prepare the nation before its entry into the confusing "real... Read More Parashat Miketz: A Meaningful Offering About the deep message in the offering Ya'akov sends to Egypt's viceroy. And a visit to Benei Beraq, the Biblical-Philistine-Mishnaic-Talmudic-Arabic-Haredi... Read More Parashat Vayechi: Brothers, But Different On the difference between Shimon and Levi stemming from different tendencies—to be channeled and tempered in different ways. And about the connection to terumot... Read More Parashat Teruma: an Uplifting Donation How giving teruma lifts us up and brings us closer to G-d. Also a short survey of the laws of demai and a visit to the lost ancient city of Shikmona. Read More Parashat Shemot: The Land of Diversity Why are all the Canaanite nations listed in the message of redemption at the burning bush, and what do we learn from it? Also: about the apple scion grafted... Read More Parashat Vayigash: Going Down to Egypt "Yerida," descent, refers to Egypt only; yet the verse after G-d's revelation to Yaakov and the difference in the obligation of ma'aserot between Egypt and Amon... Read More Parashat Matot-Masei: Stop! Border Ahead The Land of Israel has not one but three (!) sets of borders, each indicating different levels of holiness with practical halachic ramifications. On the role of... Read More Parashat Balak: Bar Kochba “A star rises from Jacob” Archeological findings indicate that Bar Kochba observed the mitzvot hateluyot ba’aretz and was religious. Rabbi Akiva even believed him to be Moshiach. So why... Read More 1 2 3 4 5 6
