מכתב המלצה מהר”ג הרא”ד בריזמן אב”ד פילדלפיה וסגן ראב”ד איגוד הרבנים

The Torah’s treatment of tzara’at is unlike the treatment of an ordinary physical condition. A visible nega may appear on a person’s skin, clothing, or home, yet its Torah status is determined specifically by a Kohen. Chazal and the classical commentaries describe these afflictions as carrying a message—one that calls upon the affected person to…

Story: In the previous generation there was a superb scholar that has been quite unknown beyond his community and those that met him. Rabbi Israel Isaac Kahanovitch, whose Hilula fell on 11 Tammuz (1945), was the Chief Rabbi of all of Western Canada and the Western United States from 1905-1945.   Rabbi Kahanovitch attended the…

Hebrew Pidyon HaBen Customs of Pidyon HaBen The customs that surround the redemption of the firstborn, adding dignity and joy while keeping the act of redemption itself at the center. The Mitzvah and the Customs Around It Pidyon HaBen has a defined central act: the father brings his qualifying firstborn son before the Kohen and…

עברית The Dignity and Responsibility of the Priesthood Can a Kohen Waive the Honor of the Priesthood? Humility is a virtue. But humility does not require the Kohen to diminish the priestly role entrusted to him. The Torah places the Kohen within Israel in a position of sanctity, instruction, blessing, responsibility, and leadership. THE SHORT…