Shmini — Chabad Springfield

Two Brothers - Two Worlds

The Torah portion of Shemini relates1 how Aharon’s elder sons, Nadav and Avihu, were consumed by a heavenly fire when they brought an unauthorized...

Our Parsha - Shemini

Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Shemini.

The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha

A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat.

The Name of the Parsha

At first glance, the beginning of our Parsha would belong better at the end of the previous Parsha. For the end of Parshas Tzav describes the first...

Moshiach in the Parsha

The Torah prohibits a Kohen from entering the Bais HaMikdosh if he drinks too much wine. If he drinks a reviis of wine, he must wait about 24...

The Rebbe's New Clothes

"For the Passover festival of 1890 - I was several months short of his tenth birthday at the time - a new suit of clothes was made up for me...

The Miracle of Flying Fish

In this meditation, Rabbi Ginsburgh explores the deep significance of the fins and scales of fish, opening our eyes to the miracle of study of both...

Children's Corner

"What is the big book that's bulging out of your school bag?" Shlomie's mother asked him as he came home from school. "It's called The World of...