שמיני
Shemini
Vayikra 9:1 · parsha 3 of 10 in Vayikra · 26 of 54 in the Torah
12 letters
- 2016 · 5776SIMPLE JOY AND MAZAL TOVSo we have just come out from the NOISY JOY of Purim, but we are still in the month of Adar, and of course we still have IYrH further celebrations to look forward to this Month!
- 2017 · 5777THE PATH OF THE KINGThe Frierdike Rebbe once gave an analogy of a person who finds himself wandering through a forest and is surrounded by dangerous animals.
- 2018 · 5778WEALTHThis weeks Parsha is Shemini, (the Eighth day), and because of the set up of Yom Tov this year through Pesach, it works out that we read this parshah 8 times!
- 2019 · 5779HALFWAY MARKIf you look out in the 7th portion, you will see that the word gachon has a larger than normal…
- 2020 · 5780OUR ARMY OF HASHEMFirstly I would like to express extreme gratitude to Hashem for allowing us all to be here today, and for all His kindnesses, which are truly beyond words.
- 2021 · 5781LASER BEAMThe sefira for this week is called Gevurah, which can be translated as Discipline or Restraint, or Awe, or…
- 2022 · 5782CONQUERING WITH JOYWe are now in the last week of our double Adar, and we still have time to add in joy.
- 2023 · 5783LIONS AND BEYOND NATUREI heard an interesting shiur from Rabbi Gordon on the significance of the NUMBER EIGHT, in this week's Sedra Shemini (Shemini means 8 ie On the 8th day..), and we also learnt a Sicha of the Rebbe in Vol 22 of Likutei Sichos , which was connected.
- 2023 · 5783ADVICE FOR AN INTROVERTI heard an interesting shiur from Rabbi Shais Taub, on a letter that the Rebbe had written to an EXTREME INTROVERT, which I found teaches important lessons, and which I wanted to share.
- 2024 · 5784CHASSANAH JOY OF DANCING, JUGGLING AND SINGINGINGRav Shmuel bar Yitzchok would DANCE in front of the bride JUGGLING 3 branches of myrtle (Ketuvit p…
- 2025 · 5785THE LABOUR OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVEAfter Pesach, this coming Shabbat, we start reading Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) - 1 chapter every Shabbat, and I saw an interesting article, being an excerpt from Rabbi Yosef Marcus, which I would like to share.
- 2026 · 5786ALL OF ISRAEL HAVE A SHARE IN THE WORLD TO COMEFrom the first Shabbos after Pesach, which is this Shabbos, we start reading one chapter per Shabbos of Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers), up until Shavuos.