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Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: Acharei Mos – Pouring and Planting

Photo Caption: Rabbi Shmuel Silber

There are many prohibitions in the Torah. Refraining from violating these prohibitions and maintaining our allegiance to God can be challenging at times. Yet, there are other prohibitions that seem a bit less complicated and tempting. “For regarding the soul of all flesh its blood is in its soul, and I said to the children […]

Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: Acharei Mos – Pouring and Planting

Photo Caption: Rabbi Shmuel Silber

There are many prohibitions in the Torah. Refraining from violating these prohibitions and maintaining our allegiance to God can be challenging at times. Yet, there are other prohibitions that seem a bit less complicated and tempting. “For regarding the soul of all flesh its blood is in its soul, and I said to the children […]

Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: Confronting the Kohen (Tazria/Metzora)

Photo Caption: Rabbi Shmuel Silber

In this week’s Parsha of Tazriah, we learn of the laws of the Tzaraas. We loosely translate this disease as leprosy, but in fact, the Talmud explains that this was no ordinary physical ailment. Tzaraas was the physical manifestation of spiritual sickness. Specifically, if one spoke Lashon Hara (slanderous or negative speech) about another, he […]

Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: Confronting the Kohen (Tazria/Metzora)

Photo Caption: Rabbi Shmuel Silber

In this week’s Parsha of Tazriah, we learn of the laws of the Tzaraas. We loosely translate this disease as leprosy, but in fact, the Talmud explains that this was no ordinary physical ailment. Tzaraas was the physical manifestation of spiritual sickness. Specifically, if one spoke Lashon Hara (slanderous or negative speech) about another, he […]

Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: Confronting the Kohen (Tazria/Metzora)

Photo Caption: Rabbi Shmuel Silber

In this week’s Parsha of Tazriah, we learn of the laws of the Tzaraas. We loosely translate this disease as leprosy, but in fact, the Talmud explains that this was no ordinary physical ailment. Tzaraas was the physical manifestation of spiritual sickness. Specifically, if one spoke Lashon Hara (slanderous or negative speech) about another, he […]

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