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Rav Klonimus Shapira of Piaseczna related, in connection with the following Posuk: “Adam ki yakriv mikem korban l’Hashem, min habehema min habakar u’min hatzon etc.” If the Torah gives us the ability to sanctify an animal, how much more so, we should realize, it gives us ...

Adam ki yakriv meekem korban Lashem min habehemahAdam ki yakriv, a person who wishes to come close to the RBSO, should look at a korban and learn about his own ability. Any person who declares an animal he owns to be a korban, instantly transforms that animal into kodesh ...

I saw a wonderful insight from Rabbi Galinsky Zt"l which is very relevant to our struggles. We all know the Baal Haturim (even if we didn't know that it was the Baal Haturim who says it) why Vayikra is written with a small aleph. Explains the Baal Haturim that when Moshe...

אָדָם כִּי יַקְרִיב מִכֶּם קָרְבָּן לַה' מִן הַבְּהֵמָה מִן הַבָּקָר וּמִן הַצֹּאן תַּקְרִיבוּ אֶת קָרְבַּנְכֶם When a man (singular) brings an offering to Hashem: From the animals - from the cattle or from the flock shall you (plural) bring your offering (1:2) Why is th...

In the Gemara in Sanhedrin (26:) Rav Nachman states that even though someone who committed a sin is disqualified from serving as a witness, the aveira of arayos is not as stringent. Tosafos explain that even though the general rule is that a mumar leta'ovin is considered ...

This weeks Parsha begins with the famous word Vayikra - with the small Alef. Much has been said about the small Alef. Bardichev will attempt to add a relevant message. In the perek Tehillim that we say every Friday night right before lecha dodi, there are 7 references to ...

Vayikr a Why the small Alef ? Without the Alef it reads: Vayikar . Happenstance. Coincidence. By chance. Insert an Alef . Insert Hashem - The Alufo Shel Olam (The Nobleman of The World).... Now it is: Vayikra !!! By invitation. By design. Premeditated according ...

The first Korban brought in the Parsha is an Olah. Usually the Olah was brought as a Nedava to show Hashem how much we appreciate all that he does for us. But, the question is, do we really appreciate all that He does? When we walk out in the street and we see trees growi...