by Rabbi Chanan Morrison The Torah discusses various types of tum’ah (ritual impurity), the most prominent being tzara’at, a skin affliction similar to leprosy. Purification from these forms of impurity includes immersion in a mikveh (ritual bath) or natural spring. Immersion alone, however, is not sufficient; even after immersing, the individual remains impure until the … Read more
Those who sang Hatikva at Bergen-Belsen did not become a people because they lived together, or spoke the same language or even looked alike. They were a people that became a nation because G-d ordained it to be so. On April 15, 1945, British forces liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany. Sixty-thousand prisoners … Read more
Torah study on Purity and Impurity – Torah portions of Shemini ( Lev.9:1-11:47)and Tazria-Metzorah (ibid 12:1-15:33 ) and its connection to the Haftarot of this Shabbat Humility, Difficulties as Gateways to experiencing the Glory of hashem torah study of Shabbat Tazriav To listen to more podcasts and leave comments, please go to PodCasts. Please do … Read more
by Chanan Morrison based on Maran HaRav kook Many years ago at my father-in-law’s Seder, one of the guests raised a problem in the Torah’s account of the Exodus from Egypt which he felt was insolvable. None of the solutions that I presented to him satisfied him. Over the years I have searched for an … Read more
We read in the Passover Haggada the following words; We were slaves (Avadim HaYinu) to Pharaoh in Egypt. And HaShem our G-d brought us out from there with a strong hand ( Yad Chazaka) and an outstretched arm: And if the Holy One, blessed be He, had not brought our ancestors out of Egypt, then … Read more
Torah study on Shabbat-Passover – The Exodus story, (Exodus 12:21-51 ) and its connection to the special Haftara (Joshua 5:2-6:1) of this Passover- shabbat We are all enslaved in our own Egypt. How does redemtion begin? What powers need to be accessed? torah study of Shabbat Pesachv To listen to more podcasts and leave comments, … Read more
by Rabbi Chanan Morrison “By the first day [of Passover] you must clear out your homes of all leaven.” (Ex. 12:15) Why Clear Out Chametz? Why does the Torah command us to destroy all chametz (leaven) found in our homes during Passover? It is logical to eat matzah; this fast-baked food has a historical connection … Read more
Moshe Kempinski The Torah as a blueprint for life is filled with direction , instructions and tools that enable each individual navigate through the tempestuous waves of life. The transfer of those tools to the people “as a people” began during the Exodus from Egypt. Our sages remind us regarding Pesach that “In every generation … Read more
