Torah Classes

Chp. 19 verses 9 - 14: Leaving produce from your field and vineyard for the poor. Not to steal, deal falsely, or lie. Not to swear falsely or profane G-d's name. Not to oppress your neighbor or withhold a workers wages. Not to curse a deaf person and not to place a stumbling block before a blind man, you should fear the L-rd your G-d.

Chp. 19 verses 4 - 8: Not to serve or make idols. That one should have the proper thoughts when bringing a sacrifice to Hashem. The peace offering, that is eaten for two days and one night, anything left over must be burnt on the third day. Anyone who eats from a sacrifice beyond its designated time, his soul will be cut off from his people.

Chp. 19 verses 23 - 27: Forbidden activities; not to eat the produce of your trees for the first three years and in the fourth year it is brought up to Jerusalem to be eaten. The fifth year will come with special blessings because of your actions. Not to eat from an animal that was brought as a sacrifice until the priest sprinkles the blood on the alter. Also not to eat the flesh of a non holy animal before its life has departed. Not to cut the corners of your head nor your beard.

Chp. 20 verses 8 - 27: Continues with the punishments for the prohibited acts mentioned in the portion of Acharei Mos.

Chp. 19 verses 18 - 22: Continuing with "loving your neighbor as yourself." The prohibition of forbidden mixtures; animals, seeds, shatnez (wool and linen), and forbidden sexual relations with gentile maidservant. He brings a ram as a guilt offering to the Temple and his sin is forgiven.

Chp. 17 verses 13 - 16 Chp. 17 verses 1 - 3: The chapter ends with the laws of covering the blood and the prohibition of eating the blood. Also the prohibition of eating an animal that died by itself or by being torn by wild animals. Chp. 18 begins the laws of sexual relations, and and a warning to not go in the ways of the Egyptians or the Canaanites.

Chp. 18 verses 6 -30: Continues with the sexual laws, relationships which are prohibited. Concludes with a warning that we should not follow the abominable customs of the nations that inhabited the land before us. So that we should not defile ourselves or the land that Hashem has given us.

Chp. 16 verses 1 & 2: Introduction, a discussion about " after the death of the two sons of Aaron." Hashem tells Moshe to speak to Aaron his brother about not entering the Holy of Holies at any time so that he would not die.

Chp. 16 verses 18 - 33: Continuing with the service of the high priest on Yom Kippor.

Chp. 16 verses 8 - 17: Continues with the high priests service of Yom Kippur