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1. The Parasha of the Festivals: Its Structure and Significance

   Rabbi Elchanan Samet

   The section dealing with the festivals in Parshat Emor raises a number of questions: What is the connection between Shabbat and the other festivals? Why does the Torah mention the commandments of leket and pe'ah in the middle of this section? Why is there a double conclusion for Sukkot? We can answer these questions by examining the structure of the parsha and its division into two parallel sections.

2. Ruth: Paragon of Modesty?

   Rabbi Moshe Shulman

   תאריך פרסום: תשע"ו | |

   Who or what is Ruth the Moabite? In this shiur, we examine the relationship between Boaz and Ruth. We look at two conflicting midrashic portrayals of Ruth,  explore the deeper meaning, and analyze and challenge the midrash based on the pshat. Is her behavior that of cleverness, or of modesty? How does the “naar” or the foreman in the field of Boaz see Ruth? As we gain deeper insight to the mitzva of leket (gleaning), we discover another dimension of the difficulties Ruth faced as a stranger.

3. Leket and Pe'ah for the Poor: Everyone is Involved

   Rabbi David Silverberg

4. Leket, Peah, and Shavuot

   Rabbi David Silverberg

5. Helping the Needy While Preparing the Omer for Shavuot

   Rabbi David Silverberg

6. Rashi on Emor: Festivals and Fields

   Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell | 19 minutes

   We discuss Rashi on Parashat Emor.  One of Rashi’s comments touches upon the question of where our focus must be- on the Beit HaMikdash or on the foundation of a good society? In the midst of Parshat haMoadim (the section about the agricultural festivals), a  law about reaping fields reappears. Peah is an agricultural mitzva, and helping the poor is important, but what is this mitzva doing here? What accounts for the repetition after it appears in PArashat Kedoshim? What is the significance of its placement in the midst of the regalim (Pilgrimage Festivals)?