parshat Behar

Everything is in God’s domain. Land, people, money - literally, everything! Each time we partake of something in this world, we are using "God’s property."

The Torah commands us to not take interest when we give a loan. We should try to revive this Mitzva and bring the Geulah.

If you're going to make up a religion, you'd better not make promises you can't keep. Parshat Behar contains a huge promise that only the Creator could make.

Har Sinai is a kind of conduit, a connector between Heaven & Earth. It’s message is that every act we perform, every Mitzva we keep, reverberates & impacts both above & below.

Life is never an easy climb, but climb it we must, to be able to stand at its peak, and truly observe life in society in a measured and wise way.

Judaism has no class system. We are all God’s children, all precious in His sight, each with a contribution to make to the common good.

Judaism has no class system. We are all God’s children, all precious in His sight, each with a contribution to make to the common good.

Shemitta is special in its requiring great faith in Hashem to fulfill, in essence relying upon a miracle. This mitzva comes with a promise that Hashem will decree a unique blessing in the sixth year to sustain us until the produce of that which is sown in the eighth year is ready for harvest.