Dear Parents,

הוכח תוכיח את עמיתך
It seems unusual that the word תוכחה is repeated for emphasis. Horav Dovid Feinstein ז‘‘ל suggests that the focus is not on the one who has done the aveiroh and is being reproved, but rather on the מוכיח - the one who is reproving. The repetition is conveying that one should first go...

Dear Parents,

“You shall then count seven perfect (תמימות) weeks after the day following the (Pesach) …”

This moshal by the Dubno Maggid explains how counting sefirah helps us achieve תמימות:

There were two poor people who went door to door collecting tzedokoh. They begged together, and received...

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Shabbos Hagodol embodies the יסוד of why Pesach is so central to our lives. On Shabbos the Jews were commanded to get the lambs that they would bring as a Korban Pesach four days later. The bringing of the korban was a key element in the Jews being זוכה to leave Mitzrayim, as it forced them to actualize...

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This week’s parshah describes the affliction of צרעת, a punishment one might receive for speaking lashon hara. Interestingly, although there are numerous פסוקים that describe צרעת in great detail, the Torah hardly alludes to the עבירה that causes it! Additionally, in describing the person who contracts...