A Taste of Torah Archives

Written by: Rabbi Avrohom S. Moller The Sefer HaChinuch (Book of Initiation) was written during the 14th century by an anonymous author. Many attribute it to Rabbi Ahron HaLevi of Barcelona, a student of the Ramban-Nachmonides. The sefer was written to enumerate the 613 mitzvos of the Torah following the order of the parshiyot. Each

Written by: Rabbi Mordechai Raizman Be All That You Can Be In the next few parshiyos two main characters are repeatedly mentioned, Moshe and Aaron. Rashi questions the way the Torah presents each of them. Sometimes, the text has Moshe’s name preceding Aaron’s, and other times Aaron’s name comes first. Rashi recognizes that the person

Written by: Rabbi Avrohom S.Moller “A man went from the house of Levi and married a daughter of Levi.” With these words, the Torah tells us the background of Moshe Rabeinu’s birth. It seems that the Torah deliberately does not identify Moshe’s parentage and instead describes them as members of the tribe of Levi. This

Long Lasting Effects In this week’s Torah portion, Vayechi, Yaakov tells Yosef that your sons that were born before I came down to Egypt, Ephraim and Menashe, are mine. Rashi understands the statement to mean that Yaakov has a greater connection with the sons born before he came down to Egypt than to Yosef’s future

Written by: Avrohom S. Moller VaYigash is the third parsha which discusses the dramatic events which took place around Yosef and his brothers. This week begins with a very intense exchange between Yehudah and Yosef climaxing with Yosef’s revelation of his true identity and his brothers’ stunned reaction. Instead of pressing his advantage and telling