Monthly Archives: March 2012

Parashas Vayakhel Pikudei/Para 5772- The Purifying Powers of the Para Aduma in our Times

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

Download Vayakhel Pekudei 5772 PDF The Purifying Powers of the Para Aduma in our Times Taste of Talmud Rav Pappa said:  The Halacha is that all food items eaten during a meal as part of the meal are exempt from … Continue reading →

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Parashas Ki Sisa 5772- Is Striving for Perfection an Exercise in Futility?

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

Download Ki Sisa 5772 PDF Is Striving for Perfection an Exercise in Futility? Taste of Parasha Practice makes perfect; but, if no one is perfect, why practice?  Happiness comes from completion; but, since man’s work is never done is man … Continue reading →

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Parashas Tetzaveh 5772- When is it Permissible to Wear Shatnez?

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

Download Tetzaveh 5772 PDF When is it Permissible to Wear Shatnez Taste of Talmud Rabbi Masna said in the name of Shmuel, “There is no prohibition of wearing shatnez (a mixture of wool and linen) while wearing T’cheiles (Tzitzis).”  Then … Continue reading →

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Parashas Teruma 5772- Reaching a Real Connection to G-d- Deveikus

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

Download Terumah 5772 PDF Reaching a Real Connection to G-d- Deveikus Taste of Halacha “There is a positive commandment to build a house for Hashem:  A place to bring offerings and celebrate three times a year; as it says in … Continue reading →

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Parashas Mishpatim 5772- The Key to the Garden of Eden- Honesty

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

Download Mishpatim 5772 PDF The Key to the Garden of Eden- Honesty Taste of Parasha A Shochet once came before the saintly Rabbi Yisroel of Salant to inform him that he was having a mid-life crisis.  Although he had been … Continue reading →

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Parashas Yisro 5772- Success in Torah Depends on…Compromise

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

Download Yisro 5772 PDF Success in Torah Depends on Compromise Taste of Parasha How did the Jewish nation prepare to receive the Torah?  What are the building blocks for success in Torah?  The verses leading up to the giving of … Continue reading →

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Parashas Beshalach 5772- Seeing G-d in this World- The Merkavah

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

Download Beshalach 5772 PDF Seeing G-d in this World- The Merkavah A Taste of Pardes What was the most important aspect of the miracle of the splitting of the sea?  The words, “the horse with its rider drowned at sea” … Continue reading →

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