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Shabbat

Shabbat is the 7th day of the week. God commanded the Jewish people to both observe and remember the Shabbat.

Exodus 35:2-3 – Observing Shabbat

March 5, 2024

God gave to Moses the commandment to build the Tabernacle. Now Moses is going to tell the Jewish people about this task. But first, he tells them to observe Shabbat.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags commandments, Shabbat, tabernacle - mishkan

Parshat Pinchas Summary

July 25, 2024May 16, 2022

Parshat Pinchas is the 8th parsha in Sefer Bamidbar (also known as Numbers).

This parsha is verses Numbers 25:10 – 30:1, or a total of 168 verses.

Here is a brief summary for each aliyah.

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Categories Bamidbar - Numbers Tags Passover - Pesach, priest - kohen, Rosh Hashanah, sacrifices - offerings, Shabbat, Sukkot, Yom Kippur

Parshat Shelach Summary

June 26, 2024May 8, 2022

Parshat Shelach is the 4th parsha in Sefer Bamidbar (also known as Numbers).

This parsha is verses Numbers 13:1 – 15:41, or a total of 119 verses.

Here is a brief summary for each aliyah.

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Categories Bamidbar - Numbers Tags Joshua - Yehoshua, Moses - Moshe, sacrifices - offerings, Shabbat

State Sponsored Arts

October 22, 2023June 14, 2015

Based on the outrage you would be forgiven for concluding that a serious crime has been committed.

There is much gnashing of teeth and howls of outrage.

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Categories Current Events Tags Shabbat

Siddur Nehalel beShabbat – Book Review

November 23, 2023February 14, 2013

I received Siddur Nehalel beShabbat in the mail last Wednesday. A quick glance through the siddur told me that this is something special.

I have to admit, I’m not a fan of the Nevarech Bencher. I’ve always found it difficult to use and the pictures distracting.

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Categories Book Review Tags prayer - tefillah, Shabbat

Rav Wolbe Alei Shur on Learning Torah

October 19, 2023November 1, 2012

This morning I was learning Rav Wolbe’s classic Alei Shur.

I read a paragraph that made me stop and say to myself, “Did I understand that right?”

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Categories Hashkafa Tags learning, Shabbat

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