Leviticus (Vayikra)

And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel; And he said to Aaron, Take a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the Lord. …Leviticus 9:1-2 Aaron was told...
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“And He called to Moses, and the Lord spoke to him out of the Tent of Meeting.” …Leviticus 1:1 “And He called to Moses.” Rashi, the most famous of all Biblical commentators, tells us that vayikra, He called, is a phrase indicating affection, in this case God’s affection for Moses. It is the kind...
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 This week’s parsha, Vayikra, the first parsha in the book of Vayikra or Leviticus, is largely concerned with sacrifices. We get the details of all sorts of different sacrifices: Burnt offering Meal offering First fruits offering Meal offering of first fruits Peace offerings Sin offerings Sin offerings of the assembly Sin offerings of the...
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 “If you walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them” ...Leviticus 26:3 “If you will walk in my statutes.” This is a rather odd sounding statement. It’s not exactly a commandment to obey the commandments. Here it says “IF you will walk in my statutes…The Kli Yakar points out that we...
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 Acharei Mot 5763 Leviticus 18:3 “You shall not copy the practices of the land of Egypt where you dwelt, or of the land of Canaan to which I am taking you; nor shall you follow their laws” Back in the days when Nicholas the first was Czar in Russia, the government issued a decree...
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 This week’s Torah portion, Tazria, is largely concerned with the condition of “tza’ra’at,” a skin condition similar in appearance to leprosy. When someone contracted this condition, he went to the Kohen, the priest, for an inspection, and if the Kohen confirmed that the person was in fact afflicted with tza’ra’at, the person was forced...
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