Sinai and Jerusalem: A Journey of Jewish Faith
The story of the Jewish people takes them from Egypt to Sinai and ultimately to Yerushalayim. The Maharal describes that…
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Yom Yerushalayim: The Flag of the Jewish People
Our parsha contains a surprising focus on flags. Instead of simply describing where each tribe camped in relation to the…
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The Commercial Spirituality of Jerusalem
Our parsha discusses the laws of business: “And when you make a sale to your fellow Jew or make a…
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The Trace of Jerusalem
Our parsha discusses the yearly cycle of the holidays. The Jewish calendar follows aunique cycle of wave-like spiritual energy. There…
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Jewish Unity and the Peace of Jerusalem
Our parsha contains several commandments regarding proper interpersonal conduct and relationships. Notably, there is a prohibition against hating a fellow…
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The Historical Consciousness of Jerusalem
The midrash in this week’s parsha notes that the laws of human purity are only described in the Torah after…
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Jerusalem of Fear and Joy
In our parsha Moshe speaks to Aharon twice about the special sacrifices of the day the Mishkan was to be…
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The Pesach of Jerusalem
The name “Pesach” originates with the word used by the Torah to describe God’s saving of the firstborns of the…
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The Pleasant Unity of Jerusalem
On Shabbat HaGadol there is a custom to read the chapter of Malachi as the haftorah instead of the standard…
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An Ohel Mo’ed Out of Jerusalem?
The Noam Elimelech opens his commentary to our parsha with an astute observation on the first verse of Vayikra. Our…
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