Shemini, opens with the historic ceremony marking the consecration of Aaron and his sons as כֹּהֲנִים–Kohanim–priests. This ceremony, which took place[…]
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Va’yikra 2019
Va’yikra Exodus 38:21 reads, אֵלֶּה פְקוּדֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּן מִשְׁכַּן הָעֵדֻת, אֲשֶׁר פֻּקַּד עַל פִּי מֹשֶׁה, These are the reckonings of the Tabernacle, the[…]
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Shabbat: Pekudei Exodus 38:21 reads, אֵלֶּה פְקוּדֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּן מִשְׁכַּן הָעֵדֻת, אֲשֶׁר פֻּקַּד עַל פִּי מֹשֶׁה, These are the reckonings of the Tabernacle,[…]
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We read of the infamous episode of the Golden Calf. In preparation for the Revelation, Moses had gone up to[…]
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In this coming week’s Tetzaveh, we read of the בִּגְדֵי כְּהֻנָּה , bigdei kehunah, the priestly garments, and the many precise descriptions concerning the[…]
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In this coming week’s parashat Teruma, we begin a series of four portions that deal with the building of the מִשְׁכָּן ,[…]
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Mispatim/Ex. 21:1 The portion opens with laws concerning the rights of persons, the Hebrew manservant and maidservant, and continues with[…]
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Torah Portion: Shabbat: Bo God says to Moses, Exodus 10:1, בֹּא אֶל פַּרְעֹה: כִּי אֲנִי הִכְבַּדְתִּי אֶת לִבּוֹ, וְאֶת לֵב עֲבָדָיו,[…]
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In the opening verses of Va’era, the Al-mighty informed Moses that He had established a covenant with the patriarchs to[…]
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Torah Portion: Shabbat: Shemot/Exodus 1 In the beginning of Shemot, we read of the enslavement of the Jews in Egypt[…]
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