The Protection of Pesach in Jerusalem
This year, the first day of Pesach coincides with Shabbat. We are familiar from other holidays that this cooccurrence changes…
Read More
The Great Shabbat and Jerusalem
This Shabbat is an important step in our preparation for and march towards Pesach. Commemorating the miracle of the Jewish…
Read More
The Purity of Jerusalem
This week’s parsha opens with the laws of childbirth. We are taught that the mother of the new baby becomes…
Read More
Elders of Jerusalem
Our parsha opens with Moshe calling people to come to the Mishkan’s inaugural ceremonies: “On the eighth day Moshe called…
Read More
God’s Celestial and Terrestrial Thrones
After the Jewish people’s initial war against Amalek, Moshe declares that there will be an ongoing battle throughout the generations:…
Read More
The Unifying Heart of the People
This week’s haftorah focuses on Shlomo’s prayer upon completing the construction of the Beit HaMikdash. He begins with a statement…
Read More
The Lion of Jerusalem
After receiving the donations for the Mishkan, Moshe informs the Jewish people that God appointed Betzalel and Ahali’av to lead…
Read More
The New Torah of Jerusalem
After Moshe appeases God from His anger over the sin of the golden calf, he sees that it is a…
Read More
The Loyalty of Jerusalem
Our parsha opens with a command to Moshe to “pure oil of beaten olives for lighting for kindling lamps regularly”…
Read More
The Beauty of the World
It is common to think of Judaism as a religion of hearing. As a non-pagan religion that believes in a…
Read More