Monthly Archives: May 2008

Bechukotai

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Rabbi Shamir Caplan

This week (Thursday night and Friday), we celebrate LaG b’Omer, with its bonfires and bow and arrows making it a favourite for Israeli schoolchildren and a disaster for Israeli environmentalists.

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Behar

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Rabbi Shamir Caplan

The first few sections of this week’s parsha discuss the mitzvot of Shemittah and Yovel (the sabbatical and jubilee years), which reminds us of a peculiar comment found in the Palestinian Talmud regarding Yovel.  The Talmud states that on the … Continue reading →

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Emor

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Rabbi Shamir Caplan

Parshat Emor seems at first glance to be somewhat of a hodge-podge of unrelated topics.  The four basic sections of the parsha deal with

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Kedoshim

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Rabbi Shamir Caplan

To become holy, to be like Hashem, that is the divinely-mandated charge that emerges from the opening of Parshat Kedoshim. No small feat, indeed! And the rest of the parsha, with its numerous injunctions, gives us much-needed guidance as to … Continue reading →

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