The unique laws of the metzora have established that, despite the fact that his contamination is manifested in a change on his body, it was caused by his degraded spiritual condition. Being alone outside the camp gives him the opportunity to reflect on his deficiencies and to repent so that he can once more become worthy of becoming part of …
TAZRIA (she conceives)
The Torah lesson for this week is about skin diseases: tzara’at, but as we’ll see, this external condition is really a sign of an internal moral condition. Question: What does TAZRIA mean in English? She conceives or bearing seed Leviticus 12:1 And יהוה spoke to Moses saying, 2 Speak to the Children of Israel saying, If a woman has conceived …
V’Zot HaBerachah (and this is the blessing) SIMCHAT TORAH (Rejoicing in Torah)
Deuteronomy 33:1 וְזֹאת And this is the blessing, in which blessed Moses, the man of Elohim את־ Children of Israel before his death. C-MATS Question: What were the final words of Moses? These final words of Moses are a combination of blessing and prophecy, in which he blesses each tribe according to its national responsibilities and individual greatness. Moses’ blessings …
Yom Kippur
Question: When is Yom Kippur? YOU SHOULD CELEBRATE YOM KIPPUR IN THE SEVENTH MONTH ON THE TENTH DAY OF THE MONTH. Yom Kippur is on the 10th day of the 7th month (Ethanim / Tishri) usually during our months of September or October. Leviticus 16:29 And this will be a permanent regulation for you: that in the seventh month, on …
CHUKAT (ordinance of)/ BALAK (Balak)
Numbers 19:1 And יהוה spoke to Moses and to Aaron saying, 2 זֹאת This is the ordinance from the Torah which יהוה has commanded: Tell the Children of Israel to bring you a Red Heifer without spot and blemish and has never been worked: 3 You will give אתָהּ it (her) to Eleazar the priest, so that he may bring …