by jonathan | May 10, 2026 | Torah
B’Midbar/Numbers 1:51 And when the Tabernacle breaks camp, the Levites shall take it down; and when the Tabernacles encamps, the Levites shall put it up. A stranger who approaches shall be put to death. Are we authorised to approach the Tabernacle, the...
by jonathan | May 3, 2026 | Torah
Vayikra/Leviticus 25:19 The land will give her fruit and you will eat to fullness, and you will dwell securely on her. That sounds like a good promise, but is it for us and – if so – what should we expect? Can we call on HaShem for fullness and security?...
by jonathan | Apr 26, 2026 | Torah
Vayikra/Leviticus 21:23 and he shall not approach the altar, for there is a blemish in him: he shall not profane My holy places This sounds discriminatory to the modern mind, but how important is it that HaShem’s emissaries and agents should be a true...
by jonathan | Apr 19, 2026 | Torah
Vayikra/Leviticus 16:34 And this shall be an everlasting ordinance for you: to atone for the Children of Israel from all their sins once in the year Surely, when there is no longer a temple in Jerusalem and neither is there a consecrated priesthood, this no longer...
by jonathan | Apr 12, 2026 | Torah
Vayikra/Leviticus 13:27 And the priest shall see him on the seventh day Do we humiliate or embarrass people when we are being asked to help them in some way? Do we have to have the whole nine yards of their life history with all its ups and downs before they become...
by jonathan | Apr 5, 2026 | Torah
Vayikra/Leviticus 9:22 And Aharon lifted his hands to the people and he blessed them How did Aharon bless the people – was it with one hand or two? The Hebrew text seems ambiguous. More importantly, how do we bless peopls? How can you bless people this week?...