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May 12, 2022, 4:35 PM

The Ben Ish Mitzri and Halakha

Sefer Vayikra is a book of laws. However, there are two short narrative sections in the sefer. This sparsity of narrative easily lends itself to a comparison of the two stories. Through an analysis of these stories, we can...

May 5, 2022, 8:57 PM

Striving for Holiness in the Everyday

In Parshat Kedoshim, we find a plethora of mitzvot. HaShem tells us “You shall each revere his mother and his father,” “Keep My sabbaths,” and “Do not steal” (Lev. 19:3, 19:11). If these mitzvot sound familiar, you are not...

May 2, 2022, 10:42 PM

Achrei Mot: Counting Sefirat HaOmer

What is the purpose of Sefirat HaOmer? We are now well into our yearly journey through Sefirat HaOmer. We began counting on the second day of Pesach and will continue through Shavuot. Day in and day out, week in and...

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Rabbi Jason Goldstein teaches Talmud and Chumash at Berman Hebrew Academy outside Washington DC. He received semicha from YCT in 2020.