Torah Classes

Priestly laws: The seven people that a regular priest must defile himself for when they die, by personally being involved in their funeral, burial, and mourning. Not to mourn by making cuts in his head, beard , or body. He cannot marry a harlot, a woman who is profaned, or divorced. He has an obligation to sanctify himself. The daughter of a priest who has profaned herself through harlotry while either betrothed or married, is punished by fire.

Chp. 21 verse 1: Introduction, the laws concerning the priests, the sons of Aaron and their obligation to not defile themselves with contact with a dead body. Also an admonishment to adults regarding minors.

Chp. 22 verses 29 - 33 Chp. 23 verses 1 & 2: The Todah sacrifice. The warning not to cause a desecration of G-d's name and the requirement to glorify His name. Chp. 23, Introduction to the holidays that are proclaimed by the Jewish court.

Chp. 22 verses 17 - 28: a description of blemishes that make an animal that is kosher invalid for being brought as a sacrifice on the alter. The prohibition of castrating any animal. The prohibition of bringing a mother and its young as a sacrifice on the same day. No animal can be brought up as a sacrifice unless it is at least 8 days old.

Chp. 22 verse 11 - Chp. 23 verse - 8: Continues with holy foods and when and who could eat them. Next discusses the blemishes that would invalidate an animal from being brought as a sacrifice. Also the prohibition of spading an animal. An animal must be at least eight days old to be brought as an offering. The laws that applied to a Toda sacrifice. Chp. 23 Begins with the command to work six days and to keep the seventh as the holy Sabbath. Continues with the holidays beginning with Pesach and its laws.

Chp. 23 verses 16 - 22: Continuation of the Omer sacrifice and the the two breads,"she nay lechem" and the sacrifices that were brought to the Temple on Shavuoth.

Chp. 11 verses 8 - 12: Continues with the dietary laws. The portion mentions the pig, the only animal that has split hooves and doesn't chew its cud. Next we learn about fish there are no names only the signs that make a fish kosher, fins and scales.

Chp. 11 verses 13 - 32: Continues with the dietary laws of birds. A list of 24 birds that are not kosher. Continues with insects and the 8 things that swarm upon the earth. The concept of spiritual defilement going to a Mikvah, washing one's clothing and being unclean until the sun sets.

Chp. 11 verses 1 - 6: Dietary laws, the two signs that make an animal kosher. The camel, the badger, and the hare, the three animals that chew their cud and do not have split hooves. Symbolic thoughts!

Chp. 10 verses 12 - 20: Moshe tells Aaron and his remaining two sons to complete the service of the dedication of the Mishkan by bringing the remaining sacrifices. He questions Elazar and Ithamar angrily about the burning of the new month offering and why it wasn't eaten. Aaron answers Moshe question sternly, fearing that the accusation might cause the death of his remaining two sons. Moshe accepts Aaron's answer graciously and realizes that he had erred.