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Naso

Teshuvah Is Not a Mitzvah
This week's portion contains the mitzvah to confess one's sins before G-d. As the Rambam writes in his Sefer HaMitzvos,…

43:05

Vayetze

Marriage and Moshiach
The Shelah explains the deeper reason why Yaakov Avinu spoke about marital intimacy in ways that may seem inappropriate to…

16:26

Chukas

Moshiach Is a Trigger Word
In the Laws of the Red Heifer, Maimonides adds a few extra words that seem to be out of character.…

24:51

Behar

They Don't Know From Matzo Balls
The mitzvah of the sabbatical year allows the land to rest and replenish itself every seven years. Lest one be…