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Jun 5, 2026, 7:35 PM

Parshas Behaaloscha: Heavy Lifting

וְהֵנִיף֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֤ם תְּנוּפָה֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה מֵאֵ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהָי֕וּ לַעֲבֹ֖ד אֶת־עֲבֹדַ֥ת יְהֹוָֽה׃ and let Aaron wave the Levites before Hashem as an elevation offering from the Israelites, that they may perform the service of Hashem. The midrash explains...

May 21, 2026, 10:36 AM

Shavuos: Transition from Maamad to Mishkan

The concept of the *Mishkan* (Tabernacle) is frequently misunderstood as a purely functional ritual facility, a cosmic spiritual factory where technical maneuvers are executed to maintain the metaphysical balance of the universe. However, when we deeply examine the framework...

May 19, 2026, 4:19 AM

Euro-Vision: The NYT Is An Antisemitic Rag

Introduction: The Battle for the Cultural Public Square In the modern landscape of global communications, the line between culture and geopolitics has completely dissolved. For decades, the Eurovision Song Contest was viewed by secular commentators as a glittering display of...

May 14, 2026, 6:33 AM

Parshas Bamidbar: Now It’s Our Turn

We’ll be examining the historical, psychological, and halakhic implications of why Shevet Levi (the tribe of Levi) was chosen to replace the Bechor (firstborn). This transition is not merely a personnel change in the Mishkan (Tabernacle); it represents a...

May 9, 2026, 12:08 AM

Parshas Behar-Bechikosai: This Land is My Land

Our Parsha this week (which is double) sends us some very powerful warnings about this entire experience of building a Mishkan while living in the desert adjacent to Har Sinai וְהָאָ֗רֶץ לֹ֤א תִמָּכֵר֙ לִצְמִתֻ֔ת כִּי־לִ֖י הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּֽי־גֵרִ֧ים וְתוֹשָׁבִ֛ים אַתֶּ֖ם עִמָּדִֽי׃ But...

Apr 27, 2026, 7:43 AM

Parshas Emor- Welcome Home

This week’s parsha invites the entire Jewish people to some very large festivals that we continue to experience every year. The Ramban explains that the festivals are addressed to the "Children of Israel" because the sanctity of these days...

Apr 25, 2026, 12:53 AM

Parshas Acharei Mos – Kedoshim: Holy!

At the end of Parshas Shemini, we read the following verses כִּ;׀ אֲנִי יְהֹוָה הַמַּעֲלֶה אֶתְכֶם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לִהְיֹת לָכֶם לֵאלֹהִים וִהְיִיתֶם קְדֹשִׁים כִּי קָדוֹשׁ אָנִי׃ For I יהוה am the One who brought you up from the land of Egypt...

Apr 16, 2026, 9:24 AM

Parshas Tazria-Metzora: Why Is This Affliction Different?

The double parsha of Tazria-Metzora has a very strange combination of topics that actually go very well together. Let’s start with how the Rambam quotes the Mishnah from Kerisos 8b: אַרְבָעָה הֵן הַנִּקְרָאִין מְחֻסְּרֵי כַּפָּרָה. הַזָּבָה. וְהַיּוֹלֶדֶת. וְהַזָּב. וְהַמְצֹרָע. וְלָמָּה...

Apr 6, 2026, 11:05 AM

Parshas Shemini: Get It Right The First Time

In our previous blog post on Vayikra, we discussed the valuable role Aharon fills in providing the laws of the Mishkin (and the entire Torah) to the Jewish people. We now can appreciate having had the many laws of...

Mar 31, 2026, 2:47 AM

Pesach – All Night Long

Every year we recount the story of all of the greatest rabbis who gathered in Bnei Brak to share in the Seder together: מַעֲשֶׂה בְרַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר וְרַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וְרַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן־עֲזַרְיָה וְרַבִּי עֲקִיבָא וְרַבִּי טַרְפוֹן שֶׁהָיוּ מְסֻבִּין בִּבְנֵי־בְרַק וְהָיוּ מְסַפְּרִים...

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Rabbi Walls has been serving as a rabbi in the Jewish community since 2003. He has been assistant director of Kashrus and head of a Beis Din specializing in Jewish Identity and family law matters

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