Weekly Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 28

May 13, 2023; 22 Iyar, 5783

Parsha Rav Gamliel Rabbinowitz Shlita is one of the leading Roshei Yeshiva and Kabbalists in the world. He is the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Shaarei Shamayim, the Yeshiva that was headed by Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach ZT”L. Rav Gamliel, in his Tiv HaTorah (on Sefer VaYikrah p. 411) provides us with a fascinating Kabbalistic interpretation of the following verse in this week’s Parsha.

“The land shall not be sold permanently, for the land belongs to Me, for [כִּי] strangers and temporary residents [וְתוֹשָׁבִ֛ים] you are [אַתֶּ֖ם] with Me.” (VaYikrah 25:23)....

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Weekly Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 27

May 6, 2023; 15 Iyar, 5783

Parsha This week’s parsha begins with a special Mitzvah, a commandment to tell the Kohanim, the descendants of Aharon, to observe the special purity rules that only apply to them. A Kohain must maintain his special status and may not become impure through any contact with a corpse or even be under the same roof as a corpse. This should not be viewed as an onerous restriction. On the contrary, it is a remarkable badge of honor that is a testament to his special status.

The Midrash (Vayikrah Rabbah 26:6) explains that this special set of purity laws must be kept forever – by Aharon, his sons and grandsons until the end of all generations. But how did Aharon earn this special set of purity laws?....

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Weekly Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 26

April 29, 2023; 8 Iyar, 5783

Parsha “Speak to the entire nation of Israel and say unto them, ‘Kedoshim Tihiyu,’ you shall be holy, for I, your G-d, am holy.” (Leviticus 19:2)

The Midrash (Vayikra Rabbah 24:9) explains: “You may think that with this holiness that I expect of you, comes the ability to even reach My [Hashem’s] level of Holiness. Therefore, the Passuk comes to teach you that that is not the case, ‘for I, your G-d, am Holy,’ which teaches that my Holiness is above your [capacity for] holiness.”

There is a fascinating explanation to this Midrash regarding why we cannot reach the level of holiness of Hashem....

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