Parshah • April 2025
Vayikra – True Communication
The verb introducing this week’s Sedra, “Vayikra El Moshe”, “He called Moshe”, has in the Hebrew language a sense of intimacy, as opposed to Vayomer LeMoshe – “He said to…
Parshah • March 2024
Vayikra – Words from the Heart
The way we can communicate more effectively is to employ emotion when speaking. Too often words are used intellectually but without feeling. When feeling is injected into the conversation the…
Parshah • March 2022
Vayikra – Beginning With the Hardest First
Vayikra, the third volume of Torah, is the most difficult, filled with technical details of offerings and sacrifices. Yet children begin their studies right here. To teach the young child…
Parshah • March 2019
Vayikra – Humility Doesn’t Mean Meekness
The first word of the Parsha has a small Alef, the final letter of the parsha’s name – Vayikra. Since every aspect of shape and sound of the letters of…