The Protection of Pesach in Jerusalem
This year, the first day of Pesach coincides with Shabbat. We are familiar from other holidays that this cooccurrence changes…
Read MoreThis year, the first day of Pesach coincides with Shabbat. We are familiar from other holidays that this cooccurrence changes…
Read MoreThis Shabbat is an important step in our preparation for and march towards Pesach. Commemorating the miracle of the Jewish…
Read MoreThis week’s parsha opens with the laws of childbirth. We are taught that the mother of the new baby becomes…
Read MoreOur parsha opens with Moshe calling people to come to the Mishkan’s inaugural ceremonies: “On the eighth day Moshe called…
Read MoreAfter the Jewish people’s initial war against Amalek, Moshe declares that there will be an ongoing battle throughout the generations:…
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 MoreAfter Moshe appeases God from His anger over the sin of the golden calf, he sees that it is a…
Read MoreOur parsha opens with a command to Moshe to “pure oil of beaten olives for lighting for kindling lamps regularly”…
Read MoreIt is common to think of Judaism as a religion of hearing. As a non-pagan religion that believes in a…
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