By Ora Sheinson View a Printable Version| View a Source Sheet Rabbi Judah said in the name of Rav: Everything that the Holy One, Blessed Be, created in G-d’s world G-d did not create a single thing in vain. (Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 77b) In Genesis, G-d looked at all that G-d created and saw […]
By Rabbi Carmi Wisemon View a Printable Version | View a Source Sheet “You shall not place a stumbling block in front of a blind person; and you shall have fear of your G-d – I am Hashem.” (Leviticus 19;14) Would any of us really place an obstacle that a blind person could trip over? Very […]
By Baruch Herschkopff View a Printable Version | View a Source Sheet One of the most refined and holy of all the offerings brought in Jewish worship during the time of the Temple, and the time of the Tent of Meeting before it, was that of the ketoret, the special blend of incense. The […]
By Ramona Rubin View a Printable Version | View a Source Sheet This week’s Torah portion, Metzorah, can teach us about restoring balance both to creation and human society. According to the Jewish tradition, tzaraat, a skin disease described in this week’s portion, is understood to result from loshon hara (gossip, or other derogatory or harmful […]
By Rabbi Natan Greenberg[1] View a Printable Version | View a Source Sheet The Torah portion of Tazria discusses sickness and healing, concerning a person who contracts tzaraat. In the case of tzaraat, what manifests as a physical symptom of the skin is not remedied through medical practice. The sick person does not see a […]
