Showing posts with label Emor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Emor. Show all posts
Thursday, July 15, 2021

The Holiday Between Shavuos and Rosh HaShanna

›
  Rab Schwab in Maayan Beis Hashoeiva in Emor (Vayikra 23:22) discusses the Medrash brought there by Rashi. ובקצרכם.  .......... אָמַר ר'...
11 comments:
Thursday, May 18, 2017

Behar. Spectacular is the Benchmark

›
Chazal say that farmers that keep Shmittah are mighty and valorous, like angels in their selfless fulfillment of Hashem's command. The ...
2 comments:
Thursday, May 11, 2017

Emor. A Halacha Riddle

›
קטן שנולד בששי ומילתו דוחה שבת. Give me a case where a child is born on Friday and his Bris Milah is docheh Shabbos.   I am NOT looki...
34 comments:
Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Emor, Vayikra 12:36. A Minhag Not to Work During Sefira

›
There's an all-but-forgotten minhag involving Sefiras HaOmer that in a pure coincidence, directly relates to our parsha, Parshas Emor (a...
Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Emor. The Shalosh Regalim and Agricultural Celebrations. Season's Greetings.

›
The Torah tells us that the Shalosh Regalim must correspond with the seasons.  This is emphasized most clearly regarding Pesach.   Devarim...
Sunday, May 6, 2012

Emor, Vayikra 21:14. The Holy Kohen Gadol.

›
The Tosfos Ri'd, רבינו  ישעיה בן מאלי הזקן דטראני, has a sefer called Nimukei Chumash L'Rabbeinu Yeshaya.  I have Rav Chaim Chavel&...
12 comments:
Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Emor, Vayikra 23:36. Atzeres and Shavuos

›
In the Torah, two holidays are called Atzeres.  They are Shmini Atzeres, after Sukkos, as said here (Vayikra 23:36) and in Bamidbar (29:35),...
5 comments: