Light from the Future: Parshas Vayikra

1. Vayikra – A Joint Offering Men and women bring different strengths to their marriage. The woman’s need for marriage is to express her selfness devotion to another. This G-dly…
2. Vayikra – Adam’s Sacrifice No matter our state of mind and the state of our environment which causes us to sin we can always turn a new leaf.
3. Vayikra – And He Called, and He Called, and He Called G-d is constantly calling us with love. Our ears must be receptive to hear that call.
4. Vayikra – Bring a Korban, Not a Sacrifice! Sacrifice entails losing something for a bigger gain. The ideal is to get close to G-d and in the process bring toher things closer as well.
5. Vayikra – Have You Brought a Korban Recently? A sacrifice is a three pronged process: A paradigm shift, emotional attachment to G-d and living that way.
6. Vayikra – Heads First! Leaders must first have the requisite Torah knowledge before they engage in leadership. The qualifications for Moshiach, the ultimate leader, is his…
7. Vayikra – Intimate Communications The degree of closeness with another can be detected in the way one communicates. The Book of Vayikra is about G-d’s most intimate communication with…
8. Vayikra – Mastering the Mystery The mystery is exile. Moses’s existence is to solve the existential mystery of life. Moshiach will reveal this because he possesses Moses’ soul
9. Vayikra – Moshiach Sensitivity There are three aspects of exile induced insensitivity that causes: A false superiority complex; a false inferiority complex and not being in touch…
10. Vayikra – Not All Animals Were Created Equal Our animal traits may be kosher if they are used for higher purposes.
11. Vayikra – Open the Doors of Your Sanctuary! It is axiomatic that when we are engaged in routine behavior we must look into our soul for guidance. The truth is that even when we are engaged in…
12. Vayikra – Seeing the Light in a World of Darkness One of the hallmarks of the Messianic Age is it will take us out of darkness; out of our insecurities. It will then enable us to see the other. Living…
13. Vayikra – Selfless-Selfishness The myth is that altruism negates looking for reward. The truth is that seeking reward for the right reason is the most complete way of serving G-d.
14. Vayikra – Sensitivity Being sensitive is always right. It is even more crucial when our goal is to acquire sensitivity. One must be sensitive in the pursuit of sensitivity!
15. Vayikra – Syntax and Sin-Tax The idea of a sacrifice is to get close to G-d. Getting close to G-d requires taking all of us, including our “animals” with us.
16. Vayikra – Testify! Our role is to testify about G-d. Not just about G-d as a Creator and sustainer of life. And not just as a Supernatural force. Those are bit G-d’s…
17. Vayikra – The Aleph Linchpin Sometimes one letter can transform a word from one extreme to the other. In the Holy Tongue, that letter is the Aleph. When inserted in a word it can…
18. Vayikra – The Child in Us Passover is about the children. This includes the child in us. That child is our inner state of purity. Moshiach is about revealing it.
19. Vayikra – The Soul of the Poor Man A holy form of poverty is called humility. This is when a person who has wealth knows that he owes everything to the One Above.
20. Vayikra – True Leadership There is a symbiotic relationship between a true leader and his followers. What affects one affects the other. When we act in a royal fashion, our…
21. Vayikra – Who’s Going to Heaven? One of the salient negative features of exile is the lack of sensitivity to G-d and others. Passover, the Holiday of liberation bans Chometz the…

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