Rabbi Berekiah said in the name of Rabbi Isaac that in the Time to Come, God will make a banquet for God’s righteous servants, and whoever had not eaten meat from an animal that died...

Discover the detail of the offerings for Yom Kippur and there meanings.  Acharei is Hebrew for “after the death” or “after,” fifth and sixth words or the fifth word, and the first distinctive word or words,...

Like biblical tzara`at, abusing the faculty of speech desecrates and pollutes our homes, the substance of our lives, and ultimately ourselves. Therefore, when we stumble and fall prey to it, we ought to pause...

Discover a great lesson from this week’s Portion Acharei. Serving Hashem is all that Matters. How does a none jew find elevation on during this time of Counting the Omer? -Engage in a transparent...

God responds to man, “measure-for-measure” or in Hebrew, “Midda K’negged Midda”. This means that if a man commits a sin with evil speech, God will respond (if the man is worthy) with a commensurate...

Spiritual development can be very gratifying and exciting; surrendering a personal vice is less glamorous, not much fun at all. It’s tempting to grow complacent in indulging habits rather than battle them into defeat....

The Torah commands us to count the Omer so we can relive the Exodus from Egypt. Just as the Jews back then anxiously anticipated the great day when they were to receive the Torah,...

In the last part of this week’s Parashat we read the words “Be Holy ….As I am Holy”. The essential element to Pesach is Redemption. We will discuss the process of redemption which calls...

Strange Fire | Parshat Shemini Rabbi Yaakov Cohen discusses the meaning and implications of the “strange fire” brought as an offering by Nadav and Avihu. In his discussion of this perplexing passage, Rabbi Avigdor...

A Continual Fire | Parshat Tzav In this lecture we learn about “A Continual Fire” which is to remain on the Altar. In his Likkutei Torah (Devarim 78d) Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi...