Parshat Emor 5783: Marriages Prohibited to a Kohen

Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua, Emor is being sponsored anonymously and dedicated Lilui Nishmas HaRav Yehuda Leib HaKohen ben HaRav Moshe Shimon HaKohen and Miriam bat Reb Menachem Mendel and Reb Zev Avraham ben Shlomo and wife Sima. To our anonymous sponsor, many thanks for your sponsorship and for your continued kindnesses.

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Parshat Acharei Mos-Kedoshim 5783: How the Parshiyot Parallel Each Other in Continuity

Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua, Acharei Mot – Kedoshim is being sponsored by Jack and Chana Kaminker and family of Ramat Beit Shemesh Lilui Nishmas Jack’s Father Aryeh Shlomo Leib ben Elyakim. To the Kaminker family, many thanks for your sponsorship and for your continued kindnesses.

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Parshat Tazria-Metzora 5783: How Each of the Two Parshiyot Parallels the Other

Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua, Tazria/Metzora is being sponsored by Dr. Edo and Atara Lavi and family Lilui Nishmas for the Yahrtzeit of Atara’s Father Eliezer Chaim ben Shlomo Zalman. To the Lavi family, many thanks for your sponsorship and for your continued kindnesses.

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Parshat Shemini 5783: Aaron’s Hesitancy to Approach the Mizbeiyach

Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua, Parshat Shemini is dedicated lilui nishmas for the yahrtzeit of my mother, Chana bat Zalman who was niftar on 22 Nissan) 5775.

You can celebrate a Simcha — a birth, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a Chassuna or other Simcha event in your life, or commemorate a Yahrtzeit of a loved one, or for whatever other reason by sponsoring a Parshat HaShevua.

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Dayenu 5783: Parallels in History — Liberation from Persecution and Bondage in Mitzrayim and Israel’s Modern-Day Nationhood

Shalom Friends;

This year’s Pesach vort is being sponsored by Avraham and Miriam Deutsch and family of Efrat dedicated lilui nishmas for his Father: Mordechai ben Avraham Aba and Sara and for his Mother: Sara Rotza bat Tzion bat Avraham Yaakov and Chaya Leah. To the Deutsch family, many thanks for your sponsorship and for your continued kindnesses.

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Parshat Tzav 5783: The Why of Earned Roles and Rights Relating to the Kehuna vs Inheritance by Birth

Dear Friends;

This year’s Parshiyot Tzav vort is being sponsored by Mutti and Michelle Frankel and family of Ramat Beit Shemesh dedicated Lillui Nismas Michele’s grandmother, Sandy Kramer’s mother Rachel (Rose) Bat Aharon Kahn. To the Frankel family, many thanks for your sponsorship and for your continued kindnesses.

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Parshat Vayikra 5783: Breaking Down a Posuk — The Switch from Singular to Plural

Dear Friends;

This year’s Parshat Vayikra vort is being sponsored by Benyamin and Tracy Skriloff and family of Ramat Beit Shemesh dedicated for the good health and security of kol Am Yisrael. To the Skriloff family, many thanks for your sponsorship and for your continued kindnesses.

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ParshatVayakhel-Pekudei 5783: Vayakhel – More In-Depth, And the Why of “Mishkan, Mishkan”

Shalom Friends;

This year’s Parshiyot Vayakhel/Pekudei vort is being sponsored by Steven and Debra Glanz and family of Ramat Beit Shemesh dedicated to their children for Hotslocha this year in all of their endeavors. To the Glanz family, many thanks for your sponsorship and for your continued kindnesses.

You can celebrate a Simcha — a birth, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a Chassuna or other Simcha event in your life, or commemorate a Yahrtzeit of a loved one, or for whatever other reason by sponsoring a Parshat HaShevua. read more

Parshat KiTisa 5783: Aaron’s Read on the Situation, His Actions Regarding the Chet HaEigel, and Why Moshe’s Anger with Him was Mistaken

Shalom Friends;

Our Parshat Ki Tisa vort is being sponsored by Dov and Lauren Greenberg of Ramat Beit Shemesh dedicated in honor of their children and granddaughter. To Mishpochat Greenberg, many thanks for your sponsorship, and your continued kindnesses.

You can celebrate a Simcha — a birth, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a Chassuna or other Simcha event in your life, or commemorate a Yahrtzeit of a loved one, or for whatever other reason by sponsoring a Parshat HaShevua.

Please forward to your relatives and friends and encourage them to sponsor a Parshat HaShevua. And please be in contact with me with any questions, or for further details. read more

Purim 5783: The Extension of Achasveirosh’s Scepter and Hashem’s Total Mastery of the World

Shalom Friends;

Our Purim vort is being sponsored by Avraham and Miriam Deutsch of Efrat dedicated for the Chayalim – may they maintain their health and spirit. To Mishpochat Deutsch, many thanks for your sponsorship, and your continued kindnesses.

You can celebrate a Simcha — a birth, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a Chassuna or other Simcha event in your life, or commemorate a Yahrtzeit of a loved one, or for whatever other reason by sponsoring a Parshat HaShevua.

Please forward to your relatives and friends and encourage them to sponsor a Parshat HaShevua. And please be in contact with me with any questions, or for further details. read more