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BS”D Volume 36, No. 22 25 Adar I 5782 February 26, 2022 Our Parashah begins: “Moshe assembled the entire congregation of Bnei Yisrael.” There, Moshe… Read More »“Shabbat Shalom”

Moshe said to the Children of Israel: “See, HASHEM has called by name Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe… Read More »The Deepest Desire in the Universe

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #1197. Hachana Issues: Loading Dishwasher… Read More »Why No Praise for the Acacia Wood Schleppers?

Every man whose heart inspired him came…[2] Ramban explains the nature of this inspiration. No one, he said, had previously learned the techniques required to… Read More »Yes I Can!

This weeks parsha, Vayakhel, deals primarily with two issues: Shabbos and the mishkan. We are once again commanded to observe shabbos, and afterwards, the parsha… Read More »What’s in a Name?

The laws of Shabbos are juxtaposed to the construction of the Mishkan, Sanctuary. This comes to stress that, however important the building of the House… Read More »The Sanctuary of Shabbos

Rashi points out that the opening portion of this week’s Torah reading was transmitted by Moshe to the entire Jewish people in public, when they… Read More »The Shabbat Keeps the Jew

I came across an idea on Purim that seemed not only to capture the underlying theme of that festival, but also sheds light on the… Read More »Men First – Ladies First – Everyone First!

“Moshe assembled the entire assembly of Bnei Yisroel”(35:1) In Parshas Terumah, Tetzaveh, and Ki Sisa the Torah relates Hashem’s instructions to Moshe concerning the construction… Read More »A Semblance Of Unity

When commanding us to observe the Shabbos (Sabbath), the Torah says, “On six days, work may be done, but the seventh day shall be holy… Read More »Something From Nothing