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Blog Tzav Nissan 10 5780 בלוג צַו, י’ ניסן תש”פ Last week in Vayikra “And He called” we learned that He called the community to bring the Korbanot, the offerings to Him. This week in Parashat Tzav, “He commands” Aaron and his children, the Cohanim, how to offer the Korbanot. They would perform and teach […]
Blog Vayikra Nisan 3 5780 בלוג וַיִּקְרָא, ג’ ניסן תש”פ This book Vayikra – “And He called”- better known as the book of Leviticus, is also called the Book of the Cohanim. It has three themes: 1) the Korbanot, the offerings 2) Tahor and Tamei, what is clean and unclean, proper and improper and 3) […]
Blog Vayakhel Pikudei Adar 25 5780 בלוג וַיַּקְהֵל פְקוּדֵי, כ”ה אדר תש”פ חזק חזק ונתחזק Chazak! Chazak! V’nitchazek! At this time of the reading of this double portion Vayakhel Pikudei which ends the Book of Shemot, as we do with each Book of the Torah, we say, חזק חזק ונתחזק Chazak! Chazak! V’nitchazek! Be Strong! […]
Parashat Ki Tissa begins “when you take a census…” referred to the counting of the men, 20 years and older, who would serve in the Israeli army, demonstrating the confidence that we had in our own strength. The Creator asked Israel “not” to take a census unless He specifically called for one, to show us […]
Blog Tetzaveh Adar 11 5780 בלוג תְּצַוֶּה, י’א אדר תש”פ In this portion Tetzaveh (You shall command), I’d like to talk about the oil that brought light inside the Mishkan and the vestments of the priests which were meant to draw our attention. The special oil that the priests had to make would burn continuously […]
Blog Terumah Adar 4 5780 בלוג תְּרוּמָה, ד’ אדר תש”פ The last parashah ends with Moshe going up Mt. Sinai where he will remain 40 days and 40 nights receiving the tablets of the Ten Commandments. Suddenly the Torah jumps to Parashat Terumah which will deal with the description of the building of the Mishkan. […]
Blog Mishpatim Shevat 27 5780 בלוג מִּשְׁפָּטִים, כ”ז שבט תש”פ I cannot repeat enough that the Torah is a book of principles for us to live by; it is not a book of rules and regulations which tend to enslave us rather than give us the freedom that the Bore Olam wants for us. This […]
Blog Yitro Shevat 20 5780 בלוג יִתְרוֹ, כ’ שבט תש”פ In this portion, Yitro, we received the Ten Commandments, the constitution for Israel as well as for the entire world. There is so much to learn from the revelation of the Bore Olam but sadly His principles have been warped by elitists who have separated […]
Beshalach , Shevat 13 5780 בלוג בְּשַׁלַּח, י”ג שבט תש”פ Parashat Beshalach begins with the Pharaoh “sending” the Israelites out of Egypt, notice that this was not the Creator. For about 80-90 years, they had been slaves to their Egyptian masters, living under a very oppressive regime after the new Pharaoh had ascended the throne. […]
Blog Bo Shevat 6 5780 בלוג בֹּא, ו’ שבט תש”פ With this parashah Bo, Israel’s slavery in Egypt has ended. The Pharaoh finally had to acknowledge that he was defeated by the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, even requesting a special prayer from Moshe. Yet although Pharaoh seemed to change his mind, we know […]