The parshiyot of Tazria and Metzora deal with the laws of ritual purity and impurity which Bnei Yisrael must observe now that the Mishkan stands at the center of the camp, such that the Divine ...

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Whichever explanation we follow, the chattat represents an idea familiar in law but strangely unfamiliar in Western ethics. Our acts make a difference to the world. Under the influence of Immanuel ...

Squashed between the long and detailed laws of kashrut with which Parshat Shemini ends and the long and detailed laws of the metzorah with which the parshiyot of Tazria and Metzorah are primarily ...

Inspired by the weekly Torah portion of Vayikra *(Leviticus 1:1 - 5:26), read this Shabbat. It's one of the toughest subjects for modern people to relate to. We are talking about the various types of ...

This week’s parsha, Vayikra, introduces two types of sin offerings: the chatat and the asham. Both are brought when someone sins, but they reflect different kinds of mistakes and ways to seek ...