torah

The Korban and Tefilla After Moshe ascended Mount Sinai, the first mitzvos presented concerned the Mishkan, its vessels, the clothes of the kohanim and the… Read More »Sin and Atonement, Korban and Tefilla

They shall make the ephod…[2] You shall make the choshen of judgment[3] When understood correctly, the details of the mishkan and the bigdei kehunah teach… Read More »Layers of Meaning

In the Torah reading of this week, a great deal of emphasis is placed on the preparation of the oil that will be the fuel… Read More »Oily Preparation

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #1195 Matonos Le’ev’yonim: How Much?… Read More »Leaders Should Not Be Too Great for Their Generation

This week we read the parsha of Tetzaveh. “V’atah tetzaveh {And you shall command} Bnei Yisroel to take pure olive oil (for the lighting of… Read More »There is Knowing, and There is Knowing

BS”D Volume 36, No. 20 11 Adar I 5782 February 12, 2022 Sponsored by Judy and David Marwick in honor of the marriage of their… Read More »Two Types of Giving

The Mitzvah: Every morning and evening, Aharon and his children were to tend to the lighting of the Menorah, the seven-branched candelabrum in the Sanctuary.… Read More »Kindling the Menorah: Lighting up

With them you shall dress Aharon your brother and his sons with him. You shall anoint them, and fill their hands…” (28:41) The Torah relates… Read More »Get A Grip

One Weekday Morning After getting herself dressed, Miriam went to check on her four year old brother Eli. “Good morning, Eli. I see that you’ve… Read More »Shoes

When G-d asked Moshe to assume the mantle of leadership of the Jewish nation, Moshe demurred. “Please, my Lord, I am not a man of… Read More »Lost Opportunity