Tag Tabernacle

Parsha Naso – 5777

Moses establishes the Tabernacle

Parshat Naso In-Depth “The priest shall write these oaths in a scroll, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water (5:23) Great is peace! To make peace between husband and wife, the Torah instructs that the name of…

Parsha Vayakhel-Pekudei – 5777

jewish tabernacle

Parshat Vayakhel In-Depth and Parshat Pekudei In-Depth “Moses assembled the entire congregation of the children of Israel (35:1) This was on the morning after Yom Kippur, the day that Moses descended from the mountain [with the second tablets]. (Rashi)” ……

Parsha Tetzaveh – 5777

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Parshat Tetzaveh In-Depth “And you shall command . . . (27:20) Tetzaveh is the only Parshah in the Torah since Moses’ birth in which Moses’ name does not appear (with the exception of the book of Deuteronomy, which consists mostly…

Parsha Terumah – 5777

Tabernacle in the Wilderness

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…

Parsha Naso

This week’s parsha is Naso: Numbers 4:21-7:89 Naso (4:21-7:89) – (Lift Up): Haftorah: Judges 13:2-25 (Ashkenazi); Judges 13:2-25 (Sephardi) 4:21-28: The Gershonites responsibilities 5:23-31: The scroll 4:29-37: The Merarites’ responsibilities 6:1-8: The Nazirite 4:38-49: The totals 6:9-12: Sudden contamination 5:1-4:…

Parsha Shemini

This week’s parsha is Shemini: Leviticus 9:1-11:47 Shemini (9:1-11:47) – (Eighth): Haftorah: II Samuel 6:1-7:17 (Ashkenazi); II Samuel 6:1-19 (Sephardi) 9:1-21: The Priestly service begins 11:13-19: The forbidden birds 9:22-24: Aaron’s blessing and the Divine Presence 11:20-25: Forbidden and permissible…

Parsha Vayikra

This week’s parsha is Vayikra: Leviticus 1:1-5:26 1:1-9: General rules of offerings 4:3-12: The bull of the anointed Kohen 1:10-13: Burnt offerings from sheep and goats 4:13-21: The bull 1:14-17: Burnt offerings from fowl 4:22-26: He-goat of a ruler 2:1-3:…

Parsha Vayakhel-Pekudei

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