BDJ Daily Torah

Rabbi Kanefsky discusses the prohibition of harmful speech as mentioned in Parshat Behar and explains why it is immediately followed by the phrase, "And you shall fear your G-d"

As L'ag BaOmer begins, Rabbi Stein looks at the dispute over exactly when the rules of mourning end.

Rabbi Stein begins a discussion of the story of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, author of the Zohar, who evaded capture by the Romans by hiding in a cave for 13 years. His yarzheit is on L'ag BaOmer, which occurs this week.

Rabbi Stein explains how the fight depicted at the end of Parshat Emor offers moral lessons about the proper and improper way to engage in community disputes.

Continuing his discussion of the way the weekly Parsha is divided, Rabbi Kanefsky looks at the ramifications of the rule that one may not start or end an Aliya in the middle of "bad news."

Continuing his discussion of the way each Parsha is divided, Rabbi Kanefsky examines the rules that determine where breaks should or should not be made.

Sarah Pincus explores Rashi's treatment of the unnamed individual who gets into a fight, curses using G-d's name, is taken into custody, and, after Moshe consults with G-d, the individual is executed. 

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Rabbi Kanefsky begins a discussion of the different viewpoints regarding how the weekly Torah portion is divided into specific Aliyot, and whether other methods are possible or even preferable.