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 explains...

Three flames were commanded to be kept burning on the altar, as Maimonides explains: Three arrays of fire are to be made atop the altar each day: the first is a large fire on...

Rabbi Karmi Ingber speaks on the concept of how the nations want the truth. As a pulpit Rabbi in Atlanta, he has seen many non-Jews who want to explore the original source of Jewish...

Bring a Sacrifice | Parshat Tzav Bringing a sacrifice was the most important part of a connection with G-D. This idea of coming close the creator intrigues the seeker. We discover in the text...

This week brings us back to Leviticus, with its laws on sacrificial worship – burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings. Again, as we read the weekly portion, we try to experience something of...

Chapter 4 of Leviticus deals entirely with sin-offerings: those brought by a person who incurs guilt unwittingly (vv. 2, 27-35); by the high priest who has incurred guilt “so that blame falls upon the...

Personal growth is one of the most powerful tools for success. One direct way in which a person can develop themselves is to take criticism and turn it into corrective measures for self-improvement. Rabbi...

Rod Bryant provides a clear understanding of the details of the offerings in “Taming the Beast” As Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi points out, the verse does not say, “a man of you...

In nearly 4,000 years of historical development, the Jewish people and their religion have displayed remarkable adaptability and continuity. In their encounter with the great civilizations, from ancient Babylonia and Egypt to Western Christendom...

Reuven Dovid Bryant discussed this week’s Torah Portion of Pekudei about how Moshe gives an account of the precious metals that when into the holy furniture of the Tabernacle. There is a connection to...