A Portion of Parshat Vayikra
Today we start the third book of the Torah — Leviticus.
Today we start the third book of the Torah — Leviticus.
\”Harry Potter and the Sorcerer\’s Stone\” opens in movie theaters today. Will it just be a magical adventure that entertains us, or are there deeper lessons that our Jewish souls can learn?
Below are seven middot (Jewish values) found in Pirkei Avot and in \”Harry Potter and the Sorcerer\’s Stone,\” the first book in J.K. Rowling\’s Harry Potter series. You can use these themes as a guide as you enjoy the movie.
Here we go again! We start the New Year by reading the Torah all over again from the beginning. Why do we do this, year after year? Why do we read the same things over and over again? Maybe we can find the answer in the word that means \”year\” in Hebrew: shana.