5782 Essence of Lashon Hara When a person comes to the Kohen to inform him of the Tzaraas in his house, the Pasuk says he should say כנגע נראה לי בבית. Rashi writes אפילו תלמיד חכם שיודע שהוא נגע ודאי לא יפסוק דבר ברור לומר נגע נראה לי, אלא כנגע נראה לי. However Rashi doesn’t give a reason for this Halacha and why this is specifically by נגעים. This Halacha appears in the Mishna in Negaim 12:5 and says as follows:...
5782 Three Sifrei Torah This Shabbos we read from three Sifrei Torah. This only happens on the following three occurrences. Rosh Chodesh Teves that falls out on Shabbos Chanukah where we read the Parshah Hashavuah, the reading of Rosh Chodesh and the reading for Chanukah. Rosh Chodesh Adar falls out on Shabbos where we read Parshas Shekalim along with the Parsha Hashavua and Rosh Chodesh. Rosh Chodesh Nissan falls out on Shabbos where we read Parshas Hachodesh along with the Parshah Hashavua and Rosh Chodesh....
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5782 Emunah Peshutah Today is the 16th day of Adar. In the end of the Megilah, the Pasuk says קימו וקבלו היהודים עליהם ועל זרעם ועל כל הנלוים עליהם ולא יעבור להיות עשים את שני הימים האלה ככתבם וכזמנם בכל שנה ושנה. The Gemara in Megilah learns from the words לא יעבור that the latest day one can read the Megilah is on the 15th but not later. The next Pasuk says והימים האלה נזכרים ונעשים בכל דור ודור משפחה ומשפחה מדינה ומדינה ועיר ועיר וימי הפורים האלה לא יעברו מתוך היהודים וזכרם לא יסוף מזרעם....
5782 Connection Between Vayikra and Zachor In a שנה מעוברת, which occurs seven times in nineteen years, we read Parshas Zachor together with Vayikra. In spite of the fact that the reading of Vayikra is based on the yearly cycle of פרשה השבוע and the reading of Parshas Zachor is מעיניא דיומא as the Chinuch writes in מצוה תרג that Zachor should be read the Shabbos before Purim because Haman was a descendent of Amalek, nevertheless we can find a connection between the two....