The first 2 verses of Parashat Terumah read: G-d spoke to Moses, saying: Tell the Israelite people to bring me gifts; you shall accept gifts for me from every person whose heart is so moved.
By asking for donations, Tzidaka, G-d invites everyone in the community–rich and poor, old and young, wise and innocent–to participate in […]
There will not be a dvar Torah today, there will be a dvarette or a dvarala, if you prefer.
Shemot, names. There are many names you will recognize that you will be hearing in a few minutes in today’s Torah Reading.
In exile in Egypt, the Jewish people increased in number from being a family to become […]
Today’s Torah portion is Ha’azinu, the 2nd to last portion, getting near the end of the Torah. The sidra begins with the song/poem that Moses introduced at the end of the last Parashah, Vayelech. Through a variety of metaphors, G-d’s faithfulness to the Israelites in the past and into the future is extolled. This contrasts […]
This week’s Torah portion is Tsav. It is the 6th word and means command. G-d tells Moses to describe the ritual of the burnt offerings to Aaron, which the priests are to perform. Then the priests undergo the process of ordination.
G-d commands Moses to command Aaron and his sons to do rituals of burnt offerings […]
Noah was a righteous man of his generation. We don’t what others were like and if it is a compliment to Noah or that he was being compared to other biblical characters. We do know that Noah did just as Gold commanded him to build an ark by precise dimensions 300 cubits long, 50 cubits […]
Ki Tetzei means when you go. This portion is filled with laws and regulations to establish moral and legal order of the land the Israelites will enter. There are more mitzvot in this parshah than any others, 74 of the 613 commandments are found here. The parshah also includes acts of tzedakah.
The reading begins with […]
Tazria is about the laws for ritual purity regarding childbirth, leprosy, and garments. I read the parshah looking for something of interest to me. Those of you hoping to hear about leprosy of the skin, will be disappointed. The most interesting thing to me is that Tazria and next week’s Parsha, Metzora, are the least […]
