I would suggest that the VAYERA of our Parsha (Shemini) is not coincidental to that of Parshat Vayera. In fact they are linked, and compellingly so. Note that it is on the eighth day ...

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After months of meticulous work on the Mishkan (Tabermacle), inauguration day arrives in this week's parsha (Torah portion). However, amidst the jubilation, great tragedy strikes as fire descends ...

They have two boys, Jacob and Simon. In parshat Shemini: Following the seven days of their inauguration, Aaron and his sons begin to officiate as kohanim (priests). Aaron’s two elder sons ...

Parashat “Shemini” details the types of animals that are permitted to be eaten and the identifying signs that distinguish them. The Talmud expounds on the verse at the end of the portion ...

This Shabbat we will read Parshat Parah. This portion of the Torah relates to us the procedure for purifying a person through the parah adumah. Paradoxically, while the ashes of the heifer purify ...

But sometimes, this impulse takes over when there is no meaning to be found. In Parshat Shemini, we encounter one of the most perplexing stories in the narrative of our people that leaves us ...

Parshat Shemini: Leviticus 9:1-11:47; II Samuel 6:1-7:17. Parshat Shemini, the Torah portion following Passover, marks a pivotal moment: Moses and Aaron offer the first communal sacrifice on ...

There is only one parsha that has a title containing a number, and that is Parshat Shemini—Shemini meaning “the eighth” which we read this past Shabbat. This presents us with an opportunity ...