The idea behind the shechita is relinquishing one’s former existence, however this itself never means annihilation, rather this is an essential requirement for a higher level of existence. The blood that is shed is immediately taken up and received for a new and higher existence through the process of kabalas hadam. Whilst this is true … More Korban Pesach – Surrendering to a Higher Force

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The lamb was to be kept for inspection for four days, during this time they were meant to focus their attention on it and guard it against any blemish. In order to qualify as being acceptable for a korban it needs to be tamim, perfect in all its aspects. This total commitment is a key … More Korban Pesach – The Perfect Transition

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The offering of a sheep is not limited to the Korban Pesach, the Korban Tamid, the daily offering in the Beis HaMikdash is comprised of a sheep in the morning and a sheep in the evening. Rav Hirsch contends that this is actually a continuation and reiteration of the moment when Israel set out on … More The Significance of Sheep

This week’s sedra contains the laws of tzaraas, generally translated as a form of leprosy. The metzora  who is struck with this affliction has to undergo a process of confinement and purification in order to be able to re-enter society. At first glance it seems that this is some form of Biblical medicine for a … More Tazria- Public Health or Moral Message?

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It is the society that is joined by tzedaka that becomes the national structure referred to in the pasuk as קהל עדת ישראל. ישראל  is the national entity. עדה refers to the independent individuals who are responsible for the fulfilment of the nation’s mission, the community. קהל refers to the higher echelons of society, those … More A Single Flock

Having established the importance of the family unit in the newly formed free society, Rav Hirsch goes on to explain how those families join together to one another to form the ideal Jewish state. In other state-building systems it is considerations of necessity that bind people together, such as mutual need or weakness. The fact … More Uniting Families into a Community

Rav Hirsch explains that family dynamics work in two directions, ascending and descending and both are relevant to the details and message of the Korban Pesach. Ascending ties are those that bind children to their parents, uniting even married children who may even have children of their own around the parents and great grandparents in … More Family ties