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Blessing the Trees
Birkat Ha-ilanot 5773 Today is Rosh Chodesh Nisan. Rosh Chodesh Nisan has a special place in Jewish history. We read at the end of Shemot (Judaica Press translation): Shemot 40:17 It came to pass in the first month, in the … Continue reading
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Terumah – Puzzle
Parashat Terumah 5773 Last week’s parasha recounted the ascent of Moshe to Har Sinai. This week begins the commandments for building the Mishkan and its service. God commands those people who are willing and able to participate in building the … Continue reading
8 Great Kislev Facts
Chodesh Kislev Eight Interesting Facts about Kislev Kislev is coming! Kislev is coming! What’s the first thing you think of when someone mentions Kislev? That’s a real no-brainer. Chanukah. So, I started wondering, what are some other interesting things about … Continue reading
Motivating the People to Build the Tabernacle
Parashat VaYakhel – Pekudei 5772 Our tradition tells us that God forgave the Jewish people for the sin of the Golden Calf on Yom Kippur. The next day Moshe gathered the people and told them about the Divine command to … Continue reading
Building the Tabernacle
Parashat VaYakhel – Pekudei 5772 Our tradition tells us that God forgave the Jewish people for the sin of the Golden Calf on Yom Kippur. Moshe gathered the people and told them about the Divine command to build the Tabernacle … Continue reading
Insights from the Kli Yakar
Parashat Terumah 5772 From this parasha until the end of Sefer Shemot, the Chumash focuses on building and inaugurating the Mishkan (tabernacle). Earlier this week I gave a brief introduction to the Mishkan. Here is the translation of a few … Continue reading
Building the Tabernacle
Parashat Terumah 5772 From this parasha until the end of Sefer Shemot, the Chumash focuses on building and inaugurating the Mishkan (tabernacle). The Mishkan is the portable temple that the Jews were commanded to build in the desert. It was … Continue reading