Rosh Chodesh

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1. "Each and Every Month, and Each and Every Shabbat" (Audio)

   Rabbi Amnon Bazak | 15 minutes

   What constitutes the special status of Rosh Chodesh? This shiur compares the festival sacrifices in Parshat Pinchas with "Parshat ha-Moadot" in Sefer Vayikra. Looking at references to Rosh Chodesh mentioned together with Shabbat throughout Tanakh and focusing on the distinct aspects of the Shabbat sacrifices will shed light on the unique nature of Rosh Chodesh and its aspects which relate to Shabbat and Moed.

2. 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.

3. Were Mussaf Sacrifices Offered in the Desert?

   Rabbi Yehuda Rock

   Were Mussaf sacrifices offered in the desert? The well-known opinion of the Ramban states that the mussaf (additional) sacrifices, which are listed in our parasha, were not offered in the desert; they were instituted only at the time when Bnei Yisrael entered the land.  In this shiur we shall examine this view and propose an approach according to which the mussaf sacrifices were indeed offered, but in a manner that was different from the custom fixed for future generations - with a focus on the integration of God in our lives. 

4. “Temidim in their order, and Musafim according to their laws”

   Doron Chitiz