Dvar Torah
The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Acharei Mos- Systems of Human Perfection
“And a man from the house of Israel, and from the converts who live with you, who shall consume any blood, I shall place My […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Tazria/Metzorah- It’s Not Fair!
“And you shall take a bundle of hyssops and dip it in the blood in the basin, and you shall touch it to the lintel […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Shemini- Food for the Soul
“ Tell Bnei Yisroel, “These are the creatures you should eat.” Vayikrah 11:2” When the Torah introduces the animals that we may and may […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Tzav- HASHEM and Man: Master and Servant
“The Kohain shall don a garment of linen, and he shall don linen breeches on his skin, and he shall remove the ashes.” — Vayikra 6:3 […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Vayikrah- VaYikrah- With a Small Aleph
“And HASHEM called to Moshe, and HASHEM spoke to him from the Ohel Moed, saying. . .” — VaYikrah 1:1 Sefer VaYikrah opens with the […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Vayakhel/Pekudei- Columbus Discovered America – HASHEM Invented It
“And they brought the Mishkan to Moshe, the tent and all of the vessels” — Shemos 39:33 It wasn’t Moshe’s action. It was a miracle. […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Ki Sisa- The Third System of Tefillah
“HASHEM said, ‘I shall make all My goodness pass before you, and I shall call out with the Name HASHEM before you; I shall show favor […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Derech HaTeva of the Upper Worlds- Parshas Teruma
“On the Shulchan shall you place the Bread of Surfaces before Me, always.” — Shemos 25:30 One of the miracles of the Mishkan was […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Yisro- The Astonishing Potential of Man
“And Yisro… heard that which HASHEM did for Moshe and Yisrael” With these words, the Torah explains what motivated Yisro to join the […]
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The Shmuz on the Parsha: Parshas Beshalach- The Reason and the Cause
“HASHEM didn’t lead them by the way of the land of Philistines because it was near” – Shemos 13:17 After two hundred and ten […]
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