Torah Thoughts, Stories, and Inspiration on the weekly Parsha
In this week’s Parsha (40:18), Hashem’s home – the Mishkan is finally inaugurated. After a seven-day process in which Moshe had to assemble and disassemble, build and demolish, raise and lower the Mishkan – on the eighth day it was finally permanent. The question is why? Why all the upheaval? Why the turmoil? Why did…
In this week’s Parsha (35:22) we learn about the kind-hearted and generous men and women who donated all types of gold and material for the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle). The pasuk says, vayavo’u ha’anashim al hanashim, which means that the men ascended to the women. Seemingly, the pasuk should have said vayavo’u ha’anashim im hanashim – the men and women came…
When recounting the sin of the golden calf, the Torah tells us vayikach miyadam vayatzar oso becheret (35:22), that Aharon took all the gold and wrapped it in a cloth. Why was Aharon concerned about their being leftover gold? Aharon wanted to make sure that there would be no remnant – that there would be no excess…
In this week’s Parsha (28:4), we learn about the ornaments and vestments that were worn by Aharon the kohen Gadol in his service to Hashem. One of the articles that he wore was the choshen, the breastplate, which he wore on his heart. Inscribed on the breastplate were the names of each of the twelve tribes…
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In this week’s Parsha, Hashem instructed the Jewish people to build a Mishkan (Tabernacle). The pasuk says “V’Asu Li Mikdash v’Shachanti b’Socham-“And they shall make me a Mishkan and I shall dwell in them.” The wording in this pasuk seems incorrect. Seemingly, Hashem should have said that He “will dwell in it”, meaning that the…
In this week’s Parsha (22:30), the Torah commands us to be Anshei Kodesh – “people of holiness.” Other times the pasuk just says to be holy. However, here there’s an extra word – to be People of Holiness. Isn’t this wording extraneous? Isn’t it obvious that Hashem is addressing human beings? Can’t the pasuk simply say, “Be…
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In this week’s Parsha Yisro says baruch Hashem asher hitzil eschem miyad Mitzrayim, blessed is Hashem who saved the Jewish people from the hands of the Egyptians. The Gemara in Sanhedrin (94a) says that Yisro was the first person to ever recite these words baruch Hashem. I would like to share with you a question…
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This week’s Parsha (Shemos 15:2) details the unprecedented miracle of Kriyas Yam Suf, the splitting of the sea. Upon witnessing the immense miracle, the Jewish people exuberantly proclaim, “Zeh Keili v’anvei’hu, Elokei Avi v’Arrom’menhu – This is my G-d, and I will glorify Him; the G-d of my father I will adore him. The order in this phrase,…
