Parshas Emor - Seven Complete Weeks
Should every day need to be a complete day? Why do we wait till it's night only on Shavous? The Netziv zt"l illuminates our eyes.
Should every day need to be a complete day? Why do we wait till it's night only on Shavous? The Netziv zt"l illuminates our eyes.
Holiness isn't just some intangible concept that is above us. It's putting into practice certain guidelines that we must not cross.
We count sefira in ascending order, not descending. That may be because of the significance and importance of the matter.
When someone speaks too much, they're prone to say something derogatory. When that happens, they are likened to someone else.
Did Rebbe Akiva's talmidim need to die now? Why not at any other time during the year? The answer perhaps proves a point the sefarim tell us.
Kosher animals have an innate trait that other animals do not have. It's not just the physical attributes, it's a certain nature.
Yiddishkeit gives us structure daily and tells us what we can and cannot do. If we comprehend this, we can apply it to our personal lives.
Krias Yam Suf makes no sense. This is a fundamental part of the whole Yom Tov of Pesach.
Matzah represents having no Yetzer Hara. When we became a nation, when we left Mitzrayim, we were perfect. Therefore, only on Pesach do we have the prohibition of eating chametz.
We have so many things at the Seder that we do in fours at the Seder. Perhaps to allude to our original, central foursome that we had, and keeps us …
Lavan was the ultimate Rasha. We talk about him during the Seder to counteract his doing.
Without the Beis Hamikdash, it's just that we're in Galus and we don't have a clear vision like it should be. We also don't have a way to achieve atonement …
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