Vayikra
Leviticus · 12 articles
Parashat Vayikra - Seventh Aliyah
The aliyah opens with the final tier of the sliding-scale offering. If a person is so poor that even two turtledoves or two young pigeons are beyond reach, he brings a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering.
Parashat Vayikra - Sixth Aliyah
The aliyah continues the laws of the sin offering, moving from the cases of the anointed priest, the congregation, and the leader to the most common case: an ordinary person from among the people who sinned unintentionally.
Parashat Vayikra - Fifth Aliyah
Sin offering for unintentional transgression - the anointed priest, the entire congregation, and the leader. Each brings a different offering, and all receive atonement and forgiveness.
Parashat Vayikra - Fourth Aliyah
Ve'im zevach shelamim korbano, im min-habakar hu makriv -im zachar im nekevah, tamim yakrivennu lifnei Adonai. Ve'samach yado al rosh korbano, u'shacha...
Parashat Vayikra - Third Aliyah
This aliyah continues the laws of the meal offering and introduces an additional type: the minchat marcheshet - fine flour mixed with oil, prepared in a deep cooking vessel...
Parashat Vayikra - Second Aliyah
Not everyone can bring a healthy bull to the Temple - so what does a poor person do? The Torah turns to the soul and teaches: when a poor person brings a simple meal-offering, God considers it as if they offered their very soul.
Parashat Vayikra - First Aliyah
The curtain rises on a new book, and the very first verse holds a deep secret: 'And He called to Moshe.' Here the call comes from the intimacy of the Tent of Meeting.
Parshat Vayikra - Insights and Questions
Parshat Vayikra teaches that the path to the altar does not begin with a hand holding an offering, but with a hand that has not stolen.
Why does the Torah require salt on every offering, and what spiritual message does it carry?
The Torah commands something surprisingly specific and emphatic: “And every offering of your grain offering you shall season with salt; you shall n...
Why does the Torah say “When a person among you brings an offering to Hashem” (Leviticus 1:1), and not “Among you, when a person brings…”? What does this reveal about the Torah’s approach to the one bringing the offering?
You’re diving deep into the words—just like a true Torah scholar who seeks not only what is said, but how it is said. And that’s exactly the beau...
Why does the Torah allow offerings from different types of animals—cattle, sheep, and birds—and what does this teach us about the Torah’s view of social and economic classes?
The offering as a mirror of the soul—not of the wallet Parashat Vayikra opens with such unique wording: "A person who brings from among you an o...
What is the spiritual meaning of offering a burnt offering (Olah), and how does it connect to our personal service of God?
Ahhh, the Olah offering… here we enter the very heartbeat of serving God. Get comfortable, because this answer doesn’t just respond—it opens gates to...
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