Divrei Torah - The Ramaz School my Divrei Torah 5785 Parshat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim Dvar Torah by Rabbi Mendy Eisenberg May 2025 There is a line in a passuk in this week’s parsha Parshat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim —in which a strange commandment is given. In Vayikra 19:14, the passuk says, “ …וְלִפְנֵ֣י עִוֵּ֔ר לֹ֥א תִתֵּ֖ן מִכְשֹׁ֑ל…” “ and before the blind, don’t give a stumbling block .” The confusion... about 5785 Parshat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim Dvar Torah by Rabbi Mendy Eisenberg 5785 Parshat Shemini Dvar Torah by Tzipora Ross Apr 24 2025 This week’s parsha begins with the words, "ויהי ביום השמיני", "It was on the eighth day" (Vayikra 9:1). As the eighth graders studied earlier this year, Rashi tells us this passage refers to the eighth day of the inauguration of the Mishkan, which fell on the first day of Nissan. For the seven previous days, Moshe... about 5785 Parshat Shemini Dvar Torah by Tzipora Ross 5785 Parshat Tzav Dvar Torah by Rabbi Mendy Eisenberg Apr 10 2025 As we are now up to Parshat Tzav , a parsha that primarily discusses offerings—a topic that can seem to be totally unrelated to our lives—it can be easy to just overlook the parsha in favor of addressing the elephant in the room, Pesach, which begins this motza'ei shabbos , but... about 5785 Parshat Tzav Dvar Torah by Rabbi Mendy Eisenberg 5785 Parshat Vayikra Dvar Torah by Nachum Lerner Apr 2025 This week we will read Parshat Vayikra , the beginning of the book of the Torah dedicated to the korbanot , or sacrifices, offered to Hashem in ancient times. The idea of offering sacrifices might seem hard for us to relate to, as it is so different from the way that we worship today. But it is important to remember what the real... about 5785 Parshat Vayikra Dvar Torah by Nachum Lerner 5785 Parshat Pekudei Dvar Torah by Ms. Tamar Teller Mar 27 2025 In this week’s parasha , after the Jewish people did everything they were supposed to do regarding the Mishkan, Moshe Rabbeinu gave them a "Thank you." Rabbi Frand quotes the Reishe Rav, who questions why Bnei Yisrael were deserving of any compliments. After all, what they did was not a voluntary... about 5785 Parshat Pekudei Dvar Torah by Ms. Tamar Teller