Parsha Vayikra: Am I Guilty Torah?

This week we start the third of the five books of haShem’s (god) words as scribed by Moshe (Moses).  The book, and the parsha (weekly Torah portion) that we read are called vayikra which means, “And he called,” as in, “And he called to Moshe and haShem spoke to him,” which is how our parsha starts. God is calling to Moshe to tell the people about offerings or sacrifices.  First we read that the acceptable animals that a person can … Continue reading

Parsha (double) Tazria-Metzora: Purity and Tzaraat

This week we have a double parsha (weekly Torah portion) which deals with purity.  (For those who don’t know, the Jewish calender is lunar based and needs to add an extra month every other year or so to keep the month of spring in the springtime.  When that extra month is not there, like this year, we have to double up some of the parshas.  And this week is one of those times.)  The first parsha talks about the purity … Continue reading