“The Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying: ‘Speak to the Israelite people, and say to them: “When any of you presents an offering of cattle to the Lord, he shall ...

The Book of Leviticus opens with the word va’yikra, “and He [the Lord] called” (Leviticus 1:1). Rashi notes that va’yikra is a term of endearment. The text tells us that God spoke to Moses from the ...

Having completed the description of the building of the Tabernacle, the Torah now presents the order of sacrifices that were offered there. Although they are certainly more esoteric than other parts ...

Although this is a relatively complex subject, Jewish tradition establishes that this is the first portion taught to young children. Our sages explained: The sacrifices symbolize a process of inner ...

The Ramban gives names to each of the Chumashim and he calls the book of Vayikra – Torat Kohanim. The preceding book Shmot (Sefer HaGalut Ve’haGeulah) focuses, in the latter half, on the building of ...

The beginning of the Book of Leviticus tells us how God calls out to Moses. It uses the somewhat unusual verb of “Vayikra” whose simple translation is “And He called out,” as opposed to the more ...