Unity Through Social Distancing: A Lesson From Jerusalem
Our parsha opens with Moshe gathering all of the Jewish people to teach them about Shabbat and then about the building of the Mishkan. This gathering of “the whole community of the Jewish people” is a necessary introduction to the rest of the parsha. The goal of the Mishkan is to have God’s presence rest […]
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Ki Tisa: Perspectives On The Weekly Torah Portion
Watch Daniel Luria’s weekly Perspective on the Torah Portion in the heart of Jerusalem. This week he gives over his interesting and powerful insights right next to the Rand complex, meters from the Temple Mount. situs toto website bola slot gacor situs toto slot gacor situs gacor slot gacor situs gacor link gacor slot gacor […]
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Fetishism, The Golden Calf and Jerusalem
Commentators struggle to locate the root of the Jewish people’s precipitous fall from the heights of the Giving of the Torah to idol worship in the form of the Golden Calf. The Meshech Chochma suggests a powerful interpretation. He asserts that Judaism declares that sanctity stems solely from God and His Torah – nothing physical […]
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Tasting the Good of Jerusalem
The end of our parsha returns us to the scene of the Jewish people’s preparation for the Giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. It is here that we discover that Moshe reads from the “Book of the Covenant” to the Jewish people and they respond: “All that God speaks we will do and we […]
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The Capital of Human Torah
There are many ambiguities in the Torah’s description of the events leading up to the Giving of the Torah. One such mystery is the meaning of the following verse: “The sound of the shofar grew increasingly stronger; Moses would speak and God would answer him with a voice.” What would Moshe say? In what way […]
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The Despair of Jerusalem
Towards the end of this weeks parsha Moshe follows Hashem’s orders and approaches Paraoh with a message that he should free the Jewish people. Unfortunately, things do not turn out as Moshe plans and Paraohs’ response is to make the people work harder by not giving them straw. It is only the next time that […]
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