Flowing of Peace
This week’s parsha contains the blessings that the Kohanim are to relay to the people. In many ways, these three…
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The Congregation of Jerusalem
God’s opening command in this week’s parsha to count the Jewish people refers to them as a “congregation” (eidah). What…
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Strangers At Home
This Monday we will be celebrating the 54th birthday of renewed Jewish sovereignty over the Old City of Yerushalayim. We…
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The Demands of Jerusalem
From our earliest sources, we find that the people of Yerushalayim took upon themselves a higher level of stringency than…
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Creating Context by Remembering Jerusalem
Towards the end of our parsha, nestled between the mitzvah of Orlah and the prohibition against forms of witchcraft is…
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Seeing the Hand of God
In this week’s parsha we learn about the mysterious affliction of tzara’at. The Talmud teaches that though it manifests as…
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A Divine and Human City
In the aftermath of the death of Nadav and Avihu, unclarity entered what was supposed to be an extremely well-planned…
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The Conversation of Jerusalem
This Shabbat we have the privilege of reading two different songs: the song of Moshe and the Jewish people at…
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A Growth Oriented City
In its list of sin-offerings, the Torah has a unique introduction. Instead of beginning with the usual contingent situation of…
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The Jewels of Jerusalem
Our parsha contains a fairly public display of wealth and donations. In the beginning of parshat Pekudei, Moshe Rabbeinu makes…
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