R’ Yosef Ya’avetz was one of the seminal figures who lived through the Expulsion from Spain in 1492. Known as the “Chassid (the Pious) Ya’avetz” in testament to his stature, he made a poignant observation of the events of his time. As is known, the Expulsion was a most unfortunate period in the annals of Spanish Jewry, whose history was transformed from golden to tragic. Once the [...]
(The following is based largely on a dissertation contained in K’motzei Shalal Rav, parshas Emor, pp. 313-316). One of the main features of this week’s parshah is the extensive section involving the various mo’adim (festivals). The Torah employs a fairly basic pattern in treating this subject: it lists a given festival, mentions its unique service or practice and proceeds to the next. Thus when discussing Pesach, for example, the Torah includes the [...]
We are all familiar with the overarching directive appearing in this week’s parshah: “V’ahavta l’rei’acha kamocha – You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Vayikra 19:18). And, as we know, it is most central to our overall Torah fulfillment; as the Medrash relates in the name of R’ Akiva: וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ - זֶה כְּלַל גָדוֹל בַּתּוֹרָה – “‘V’ahavta l’rei’acha kamocha’ is a primary principle of the Torah” (Bereishis Rabbah 24:7). And yet, with all of that – when we really [...]
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