Parshat Beha’alotcha In-Depth “Aaron did not bring an offering (for the Sanctuary’s dedication—see previous Parshah) with the other princes of the tribes, and so he thought: Woe is me! Perhaps it is on my account that G‑d does not accept…
Parshat Emor In-Depth “Speak to the kohanim, the sons of Aaron, and say to them . . . (Leviticus 21:1) “Speak” and “say”—enjoin the elders regarding the youngsters. (Talmud; Rashi) The above dictum, which constitutes a primary biblical source for…
Parshat Terumah In-Depth “Speak to the children of Israel, that they should take to Me a terumah (“uplifting”) (Exodus 25:2) Every created entity has a spark of G‑dliness within it, a pinpoint of divinity that constitutes its “soul,” its spiritual…
Chanukah, the festival of lights, is a Rabbinic celebration that begins on 25 Kislev. Chanukah celebrates the miracle of the oil in the Temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabees’ defeat of the Greek army as well as the Jew’s freedom…
This week’s parsha is Beha’alotekha: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Beha’alotcha (8:1-12:16) – (When You Set Up): Haftorah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 (Ashkenazi); Zechariah 2:14-4:7 (Sephardi) 8:1-4: The Menorah 10:35-36: The Ark goes forth 8:5-22: Consecration of the Levites 11:1-3: The complainers 8:23-26: Apprenticeship and…
This week’s (double) parsha is Vayakhel-Pekudei: Exodus 35:1-40:38 This week’s Haftarah is: Ezekiel 36:16-38 D’var Torah: Sanctifying Time and Space, Shabbat, and the Building of the Mishkan Torah Pearls: Parsha Vayakhel–Pekudei
This week’s parsha is Terumah: Exodus 25:1-27:19 D’var Torah: A Place for God to Dwell Torah Pearls: Parsha Terumah This week’s Haftarah is: I Kings 5:26-6:13
