Sunday, March 5, 2017. The Ascending Aspirations of Chanukah and Purim. The Parsha most closely associated with Purim is Terumah and the one most associated with Chanukah is Behaloscha. The names of both Parshas refer to the ways in which we ascend when we aspire and contribute. But then it lists spices, oil and the precious stones used for the Kohen Gadol, the High Priest. Are these truly less valuable than wood? In Parshas Vayakhel, Nesiim is spelled defectively because, we are told, the tribal leaders.

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012. Although the Gesher HaChaim enumerates no less than thirteen specific attributes that distinguish human beings from animals, the miracle of speech is the gold standard of that distinction, and through it man connects to Hashem by way of Limud Torah and tefillah. At its core, speech is the outward representation of the Neshama and the means by which one manifests his inner kedusha.