The Mitzva of the Omer which is commanded in Vayikra 23:9-21 is explained in the Talmud, Menachot 64b: to bring the barley reaped for the meal offering from fields proximate to Jerusalem. If the barley did not ripen in the fields proximate to...
In Parshat Emor, we learn about the Omer offering. The mitzvah of the Omer takes place when the Jewish people are in the Land of Israel as we see in Vayikra 23:10: “Speak to B’nai Yisrael and say to them: ‘When you come into the Land that I give you and you...
Parshat Emor teaches us about the different Biblical holidays that we observe throughout the year.This year, in the aftermath of October 7, the holiday that specifically stands out when reading the parsha is Shmini Atzeret (Vayikra 23:34-36):…On the...
In Vayikra 22:26-27 we read:An ox, lamb or goat, when it is born, shall be with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day and thereafter it may be favorably accepted as a sacrifice as a fire offering to God. An ox or a lamb, it and its offspring, you shall not...
In Parshat Emor (Vayikra 23:10) we learn about the Mitzvah of the Omer:When you shall enter the Land that I give you and you reap its harvest, you shall bring an Omer from your first harvest to the kohen…Before any grain produce of the new crop may be eaten,...
We read in Parshat Emor, Vayikra 23:10,14-15: “Speak to B’nei Yisrael and say to them ‘Ki tavou el Ha’Aretz- when you come into the Land that I give to you and you reap its harvest, you shall bring an Omer of the first fruits of your harvest...
In honor of Josh Halickman’s 33rd Bar Mitzvah anniversaryIn Parshat Emor (Vayikra 24:1-2) we read about the olive oil that was needed for the menorah:God said to Moshe, saying; “Command B’nai Yisrael that they bring to you pure olive oil, pressed...
In our prayers we call the holiday of Shavuot “Zman Matan Torateinu”, “the time of the giving of our Torah.” In the Torah reading for Shavuot we read the account of B’nei Yisrael’s arrival at Sinai and the receiving of the Ten...
In Parshat Emor the holiday of Shavuot is presented as an extension of Pesach. Sefer HaChinuch, Mitzva 306 explains how the two holidays are linked: The very lifeblood of Israel is the Torah. Heaven and earth were only created because of the Torah…...
In Parshat Emor we read about the Omer. The Mitzah of the Omer is only observed in the Land of Israel, Vayikra 23:10: “When you shall enter the Land that I give you and you reap its harvest, you shall bring an Omer from your first harvest to the...
In Parshat Emor we read about the different holidays, the last one being Sukkot. One may wonder why we read about Sukkot now and if there is a message from the Lulav and Etrog that we can take with us throughout the year. In Vayikra 23:40 we read:...
Parshat Emor includes a listing of all of the Biblical holidays and how they must be celebrated. The springtime is full of Jewish holidays. Only a month ago, in Nisan, we were sitting around the seder table celebrating Pesach, the holiday of freedom. Now, we...
In Parshat Emor, Vayikra 23:15, we read in reference to the counting of the omer, "Sheva shabbatot temimot tihiyena", seven complete weeks shall there be. Why is the word "temimot" used rather than the word "shleimot" (the normative word for full or...
SPONSORED BY SHARONA, DOV, MOSHE AND YEHUDA HALICKMAN ON THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOSH HALICKMAN'S BAR MITZVAHIn Parshat Emor- Vayikra 23:10,14 we read the words: “Speak to B’nei Yisrael and say to them ‘ki tavou el haaretz asher ani noten lachem-...