This evening we analyze the lesson we are to learn from last week's special Torah reading, Parshat Parah, the mysterious ritual of the Red Heifer. We explore how this is a lesson that applies to all of life, and is reinforced by a deep message from Rabbi Matisyahu Salomon on a common, enigmatic Talmudic answer, Teiku. We investigate the dramatic conclusion to the narrative we began way back in Parshat Terumah, and the missing element without which this climax could not occur. We present the observation of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on the parallel between creation of the universe and creation of the Mishkan, both improbably followed by dietary laws. We conclude with a tragic, uplifting postscript to the family saga of Rabbi Doron Perez, whose family wedding we discussed at 10@9 on January 28, 2024, here:

https://youtu.be/XlyheA0gmn0

Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.

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Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha:

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