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Counting the Levites Separately Bamidbar, the book of Numbers, begins with the census of the Jewish people. According to Rashi,

Reconciling the Tochecha with a G-d of Kindness  The Tochecha [Words of] Rebuke, is known for its curses and threats

One of the unique services in the Bais Hamikdash, the Holy Temple, was the Omer; a measure of barley offered

The Goats and the Lots The Torah describes a Yom Kippur ritual involving two goats. One was dedicated to G-d

Eight Questions One of the primary sources for the Mitzvah of circumcision is this week’s parsha. At the circumcision ceremony

Why the Repetition? The author of the Haggadah that we recite on Passover night asks rhetorically: “The paschal lamb that

Don’t Eat the Mincha! One of the offerings in the Bais Hamikdash was called a Mincha. It mainly consisted of

The book of Shemos-Exodus comes to an end this Shabbos with the reading of parshas Pikudei. Shemos-Exodus features three main

The Two Garments and the Two Tablets Among the priestly garments discussed in this week’s parsha are the Choshen (Breastplate) and the Ephod (Apron).

  The Circuitous Route and Reclining One source for the requirement that we recline at the Seder as we eat