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Tazria: Pain and Perfection    Tazria: Pain and Perfection

A person has a small pain in his chest. The doctor tells him in no uncertain terms that the pain is a warning sign and a major change is imperative... 
 
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Shmini: Doing What We  
  Shmini: Doing What We're Told  
 
By Rabbi David Charlop
Update date: 4/4/2021, 07:31
 
Why was the "non-commanded" incense offering of Nadav and Avihu, with all its holy intentions, considered such a serious breach in the Temple service?  

Tzav: Uplifting the Inner Animal  
  Tzav: Uplifting the Inner Animal  
 
By Rabbi David Charlop
Update date: 3/20/2021, 19:41
 
Within each one of us there is an animal side that pulls us to be less than we really can be. Our G-dly soul sometimes takes a back seat to powerful forces...  

Tzav: Cycles of Our Lives  
  Tzav: Cycles of Our Lives  
 
By Rabbi David Charlop
Update date: 3/20/2021, 19:40
 
The cycles of light and dark, day and night, represent the ebb and flow of our lives. Our internal and external worlds are sometimes light, sometimes dark...  

Vayikra: Elevating the World  
  Vayikra: Elevating the World  
 
By Rabbi David Charlop
Update date: 3/13/2021, 19:29
 
The practice of ritual sacrifices are difficult to understand. How are we supposed to relate to this form of worship which seems so foreign to our world?  

Vayikra: Including the Red  
  Vayikra: Including the Red  
 
By Rabbi David Charlop
Update date: 3/13/2021, 19:28
 
The Temple was surely holy, yet the scene of slaughtering animals doesn't seem to capture the picture of spirituality that we might have expected...  

Vayakhel: Room for Everyone  
  Vayakhel: Room for Everyone  
 
By Rabbi David Charlop
Update date: 3/6/2021, 19:27
 
The Sanctuary was a spiritual edifice in a physical world that defied the laws of physicality. It was a world of truth and a taste of the world-to-come.  

Vayakhel: Picture of My Beloved  
  Vayakhel: Picture of My Beloved  
 
By Rabbi David Charlop
Update date: 3/6/2021, 19:27
 
Hashem shows how dear the Sanctuary is to Him by listing every tiny detail in the Torah, and then repeating the entire process of its building...  

Pekudei: Deja Vu  
  Pekudei: Deja Vu  
 
By Rabbi David Charlop
Update date: 3/6/2021, 19:26
 
As much as we try to fulfill the Divine will, our human frailties often prevent us from totally actualizing Hashem's intentions...  

Tetzaveh: Clothes Make the Man  
  Tetzaveh: Clothes Make the Man  
 
By Rabbi David Charlop
Update date: 2/21/2021, 08:00
 
Take a shlemazel, dress him up with a new Brooks Brothers suit, and bingo! - the fellow's ready for corporate America...  

Terumah: Holy Components  
  Terumah: Holy Components  
 
By Rabbi David Charlop
Update date: 2/13/2021, 19:34
 
The materials that go into building the holy Tabernacle symbolize the energies and talents of those who erect it; we are the Tabernacle...  

Mishpatim:Forgotten Idealism  
  Mishpatim:Forgotten Idealism  
 
By Rabbi David Charlop
Update date: 2/6/2021, 19:57
 
Good will is fine but good deeds change the world. And if the laws of the Torah sometimes seem overly technical and rigid, they build...  

Mishpatim: Beyond Logic  
  Mishpatim: Beyond Logic  
 
By Rabbi David Charlop
Update date: 2/6/2021, 19:56
 
Which seems more logical - not to steal or not to eat a cheeseburger? To avoid damaging someone's property or to avoid wearing shatnez?  

Yitro: The Reflectors  
  Yitro: The Reflectors  
 
By Rabbi David Charlop
Update date: 1/30/2021, 19:26
 
The task of the Jewish People is to reflect the light of Torah in the world; they're not doing their job when they're reflecting the false glitter of Hollywood...  

Yitro: The Ten Commandments  
  Yitro: The Ten Commandments  
 
By Rabbi David Charlop
Update date: 1/30/2021, 19:26
 
The Ten Commandments call us to lead lives filled with awareness of Hashem; in addition, we learn to and love and respect His most precious creation, man...  

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