Weekly Newsletter Volume 5, Issue 23, Parshas Vayikra
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- Apr 6
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April 5, 2025; 7 Nissan, 5785 Sponsored by Rabbi Yaakov Mandel, L’Ilui Nishmas Esther Bas Menachem Manis
"…אָדָם כִּי יַקְרִיב מִכֶּם קָרְבָּן לַה” - When a person will bring from you, an offering to Hashem… (Vayikra 1:2)
The customary term that the Torah uses in reference to a Jewish person is the Hebrew word “Ish”—a man. In this instance however, the Torah uses the word “Adam”—a person.
Rashi (based upon an old text of the Midrash Tanchuma Siman 2) explains that the term Adam is specifically employed by the verse to teach us an important lesson. It teaches us that we must be very careful to ensure that what be bring for Hashem is free of any theft...