Aharon the Peacemaker אדם כי־יהיה בעור־בשׂרו שׂאת או־ספחת או בהרת והיה בעור־בשׂרו לנגע צרעת והובא אל־אהרן הכהן או אל־אחד מבניו הכהנים׃ וראה הכהן את־הנגע בעור־הבשׂר ושׂער בנגע הפך לבן ומראה הנגע עמק מעור בשׂרו נגע צרעת הוא וראהו הכהן וטמא אתו׃ When a man shall have a swelling in his body’s skin, or a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes in the skin of his body the plague of leprosy, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons, the priests. The priest shall examine the...

By Rabbi Gabriel Lumbroso Every year at this time, we read the book of Esther. As with any good story, it contains heroes, villains, romance, suspense, and an “all is well that ends well" conclusion. In all honesty, every year I cringe some as I go over the beginning of the story and even listen to comments made about it. I may also feel uncomfortable with the fact that children are present when we speak of the king’s indecent request from his queen. Whereas the story...

Pekudei The Priorities of Betsalel ובצלאל בן־אורי בן־חור למטה יהודה עשׂה את כל־אשׁר־צוה יהוה את־משׁה׃ B’tzal’el the son of Uri, the son...