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Leviticus 13:12-14 – Pure Tzara’at

May 1, 2025

Leviticus 13 and 14 discuss the laws of an affliction called tzara’at, often translated as leprosy. A person with tzara’at is unclean. But if the the affliction covers the entire body, then the person is clean. Why?

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Categories Vayikra - Leviticus Tags priest - kohen, Rabbi Sorotzkin, Repentance - Teshuva, tahara-clean, tumah-unclean

Leviticus 10:8-11 – To Distinguish

April 23, 2025

Leviticus 10 begins with the death of Aaron’s sons, Nadav and Abihu. Then God speaks to Aaron.

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Categories Vayikra - Leviticus Tags Aaron - Aharon, priest - kohen, tahara-clean, tumah-unclean

Exodus 38:21 – The Reckoning

March 27, 2025

The Jewish people are building the Tabernacle. Then the Torah interrupts the narrative of the building to do some accounting.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags Holy Temple, Moses - Moshe, Rabbi Hirsch, Ramban - Nachmanides, Rashi, tabernacle - mishkan

Exodus 31:1-3 and 35:30 – Bezalel

March 20, 2025

In Exodus chapters 25 – 30 God commands Moses about building the Tabernacle and its furnishings. In Exodus 31:2 God designates Bezalel as the man who will perform the work.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags altar - mizbeach, ark, tabernacle - mishkan

Esther 1:4 – 180 Days

March 12, 2025

Megillat Esther begins with King Ahasuerus hosting a massive banquet for 180 days. Or maybe it was only 7 days?

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Categories Ketuvim - Writings Tags Esther, king - melech, Megillat Esther, Purim, Vilna Gaon - GRA

Exodus 29:20 – Blood on the Ear

March 5, 2025

Why did God command Moses to take some blood from a ram and dab it on the ear, thumb, and big toe of Aaron and his sons?

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags Aaron - Aharon, Adam and Eve, Moses - Moshe, priest - kohen, Rabbi Hirsch, Rabbi Sorotzkin

Exodus 25:18 – Cherubs on the Ark

February 27, 2025

Why were there two cherubs on the Ark cover? What are cherubs? What do they look like and what do they do?

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags angels - malachim, ark, Rabbi Hirsch, tabernacle - mishkan

Exodus 23:20 – The Angel

February 27, 2025February 20, 2025

God called Moses up to Mount Sinai. There He taught Moses the Torah. He also taught him what will happen after the people leave Mount Sinai.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags angels - malachim, Daat Mikra, Golden Calf, Joshua - Yehoshua, Moses - Moshe, Rabbi Hirsch, Rambam - Maimonides, Ramban - Nachmanides, Rashi

Exodus 18:11 – Now I Know

February 13, 2025

Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, came to meet the Jewish people camped at Mount Sinai. Moses told him everything that had happened to them in Egypt and at the Sea.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags Egypt - Mitzraim, Jethro - Yitro, Malbim, Rabbi Hirsch, Ramban - Nachmanides

Exodus 14:13-14 – Stand Still Be Silent

February 5, 2025

God is escorting the Jewish people out of Egypt. He directed them to camp by the sea. But Pharaoh is chasing after them with 600 chariots.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags Egypt - Mitzraim, miracle, Moses - Moshe, Ramban - Nachmanides
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