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Dvar Torah Parshat Tzav 5772 2012

The Kohanim had to wear special garments when they performed their duties in the בית המקדש. If they wore regular clothes and not the specifically designated clothes of the Kohanim their service was void and was not acceptable. Clothing is an important indication of a person’s status and often his profession. Soldiers, policemen and firemen [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Tzav 5771 2011

Moshe is told to instruct the Israelites that: ESH TAMID TUKAD AL HAMIZBE’ACH LO TICHBE, “A permanent fire shall burn on the Altar, it shall not be extinguished.” It is not difficult to excite people to lend a hand to a worthy cause. As soon as someone comes up with a new idea that sounds [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Tzav 2009 5769 דבר תורה פרשת צו

VEHERIM ET HADESHEN ASHER TOCHAL HA’ESH, “…and he shall take up the ashes of what the fire consumed…”. (Lev. 6,3) Before starting the activities of the day the Kohen is instructed to first remove the ashes of the sacrifices of the previous day from the fire on the altar. This was a menial job, yet [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Tzav 2008 – 5768 דבר תורה צו

If a person transgresses and has to atone for his actions, we are instructed that the person bring a sin-offering and the Kohanim must eat this sacrifice within the confines of the Mishkan courtyard, not outside. (Lev. 6,19) When the Kohen Gadol transgresses and wishes to bring his sin-offering he must perform the ritual of [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Tzav 7 2007 – 5767 דבר תורה צו

Instructions are given concerning the fire on the MIZBE’ACH and how the Kohanim should perform their duties with regard to the daily offering. When the ashes accumulated on the MIZBE’ACH they had to be removed. The Kohen who removes them, according to the Torah, was to wear his BIGDE KEHUNA, his Priestly garments: VELAVASH HAKOHEN [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Tzav 6 2006 – 5766 דבר תורה צו

The Torah requires that a fire be burning on the altar at all times, day and night. In the morning the first activity of the Kohen was: VEHERIM ET HADESHEN, “… and he shall separate the ashes…” (Lev. 6,3) from the fire and then he would change into plain close and take the ashes out [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Tzav 5 2005 – 5765 דבר תורה צו

In the laws of sacrifices we have a strange concept known as PIGUL. When the officiating Kohen or the owner of the Korban have intentions to eat the Korban beyond the time prescribe by the Torah, the Korban immediately becomes void and the owner must bring a different one. What makes this strange is that [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Tzav 4 2004 – 5764 דבר תורה צו

In last week’s and this week’s Portion of the Torah we read about the various types of Sacrifices. The last of the sacrifices mentioned is the Korban Shelamim. This sacrifice was not brought for any transgression or for any wrongdoing. It was brought as a peace offering. It was a free will sacrifice that a [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Tzav 3 2003 – 5763 דבר תורה צו

Hashem tells Moshe to consecrate the Kohanim into the service of Hashem. In so doing he is to gather all the people to the entrance of the OHEL MO’ED. Moshe follows through and tells the Israelites to do so and then he says to the people ZE HADAVAR ASHER TZIVA HASHEM LA’ASOT, “this thing is [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Tzav 2 2002 – 5762 דבר תורה צו

Throughout the Torah, when Hashem gives instructions to Moshe to relate a Mitzva to the people the terms used are either speak to them or tell them or some similar expression. In today’s Sidra when instructions are given concerning the KORBAN or offering known as OLAH none of these terms are used. Instead the word [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Tzav 1 2001 – 5761 דבר תורה צו

This Sidra talks about different laws that pertain to KORBANOT or sacrifices. Every sacrifice has a specific number of days and nights when it may be eaten. One of the laws, (Lev. 7;18) as interpreted by the Chazal, tells us that if when a person brings the sacrifice he has in mind to eat it [ READ MORE ]

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