Parshas Emor
4 maamarim of the tzaddikim on this week's reading, each in Hebrew and English with a takeaway.
Lehavas David
Rav Dovid Matisyohu Rabinowitz ›Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzMesirus Nefesh in Every MitzvahMesirus nefesh is not only for the rare hour of martyrdom: Rashi's study and deed stand beside kiddush Hashem to bring it into everyday Torah and mitzvos. Israel has outlived…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzMitzvos Done with Life: Sanctifying Hashem's NameA mitzvah can be done as a yoke we are waiting to put down, or as something we cherish. Learning its laws and doing it with joy show that it is dear to us, and then Hashem is…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzPesach as “Shabbos”: Faith That Draws Down BlessingShabbos and Pesach both plant the faith that Hashem created the world and watches every deed, and that faith keeps us from sin and opens the flow of blessing. The light of faith…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzCounting for Ourselves: Becoming Hashem's Children AlwaysThe Torah asks us to count “for ourselves,” because the Omer reaches into our material lives, not only our prayer and learning. A servant serves at set hours, but a child belongs…