Tzav

The Haftara for Shabbat HaGadol (Melachi 3:4-24) begins with the familiar words with which we end the Shemoneh Esrei three times a day: Then the offering of Yehuda and Yerushalayim will be pleasing to God, as in the days old and in former years. According to...

In Parhsat Tzav, Vayikra 7:24, we read:The fat of a neveilah (an animal that died) and the fat of a treifah (an animal that had been torn to death) may be put to any use; but you shall not eat it.A neveilah is a kosher species of animal that died without shechitah...

Levona is mentioned over twenty times in the Tanach. Here are some examples:In Parshat Tzav (Vayikra 6:7-8), we read about the Levona:This is the law of the meal offering (mincha). The sons of Aharon bring it before God, to the front of the altar. He shall separate...

There are many people joking that this year  they will be afraid to open their door for Eliyahi HaNavi (Elijah the Prophet) since they don’t know where else he has been, which flights he took and what germs were in the cups that he already drank from. We...

Why is the Shabbat before Pesach called Shabbat Hagadol (The Great Shabbat)?Often, the special Shabbatot are named after the beginning words of the Haftara as in the cases of Shabbat Chazon (Chazon Yishayahu), Shabbat Nachamu (Nachamu Nachamu Ami) and Shabbat Shuva...

Parsha Points- Tzav 5772   Not Consuming Blood Teaches Us Sensitivity   In Parshat Tzav, Vayikra 7:26, we read: “You shall not consume any blood, in any of your dwelling places, whether from foul or from animals.”   Why does the pasuk...

Parshat Tzav describes the Korban Mincha, The Meal Offering that Aharon’s sons were to bring before God. In Vayikra 6:9-10 we read: “Aharon and his sons shall eat what is left of it (the Korban Mincha); it shall be eaten with Matzah (unleavened) in...

In Vayikra 7:11-12 we read "This is the law of the zevach shlamim, peace offering that one will bring to God. If he brings it as a thanksgiving offering."According to Rashi, One brings the offering regarding a matter of thanksgiving for a miraculous act which...