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Jerusalem

God chose Jerusalem to serve Israel as its capital and for the site of the Temple. David reigned from there for 33 years.

Cleaning Up After Snow

February 6, 2022January 23, 2013

Today it happened.

The city cleanup crew arrived to take away the debris from the recent snow storm.

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Categories Hashkafa Tags Jerusalem

Saying Thank You After a Storm

October 19, 2023January 17, 2013

I will admit that I’m what I call a “winter weather wimp.” In my defense, I grew up in Southern California and still think temperatures below 50F should be outlawed.

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Thinking about Third Temple Sacrifices

November 7, 2024March 22, 2012

Parshat Vayikra 5772
Earlier in the week I asked a number of questions to stimulate thinking about the difficult topic of animal sacrifices (offerings) in the Temple.

In this post I will focus on four questions:

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Categories Vayikra - Leviticus Tags Jerusalem, Rambam - Maimonides, Ramban - Nachmanides, sacrifices - offerings, Third Temple

Will There be Sacrifices in the Third Temple?

November 7, 2024March 19, 2012

Parshat Vayikra 5772
As we read last week, at the end of Sefer Shemot / Exodus, Moses set up the Mishkan / Tabernacle and the glory of God filled it.

Here at the beginning of Sefer Vayikra / Leviticus, God calls to Moses and tells him which sacrifices the Jewish people will be offering.

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Categories Vayikra - Leviticus Tags Jerusalem, Moses - Moshe, sacrifices - offerings, tabernacle - mishkan, Third Temple
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