Preparing for Jerusalem
During the plague of Arov, the Torah records a negotiation of sorts between Pharoah andMoshe. Pharoah tells Moshe that if…
Read MoreDuring the plague of Arov, the Torah records a negotiation of sorts between Pharoah andMoshe. Pharoah tells Moshe that if…
Read MoreThis week’s parsha opens with the laws of childbirth. We are taught that the mother of the new baby becomes…
Read MoreThis week’s haftorah focuses on Shlomo’s prayer upon completing the construction of the Beit HaMikdash. He begins with a statement…
Read MoreAfter receiving the donations for the Mishkan, Moshe informs the Jewish people that God appointed Betzalel and Ahali’av to lead…
Read MoreOur parsha opens with a command to Moshe to “pure oil of beaten olives for lighting for kindling lamps regularly”…
Read MoreThis Shabbat is known as “Shabbat Shirah” or the Shabbat of Song, due to the fact that our parsha records…
Read MoreJewish unity is an important value in the Torah. God only rests his presence on the Jewish people when they…
Read MoreOur parsha seems repetitive. Torah describes the events of Eliezer’s trip to Aram Naharaim in great detail. Then, when Eliezer…
Read MoreYerushalayim has a special status during the Days of Awe. Regarding Rosh HaShanah, the Mishna teaches us that when Rosh…
Read MoreTowards the end of our parsha, nestled between the mitzvah of Orlah and the prohibition against forms of witchcraft is…
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