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It is interesting to note the choice of verbs used by the Torah, regarding the collection of materials that will be necessary in the building… Read More »Lessons in How to Take

BS”D Volume 36, No. 19 4 Adar I 5782 February 5, 2022 Sponsored by Rochelle Dimont on the yahrzeit of her father-in-law Rabbi Shmuel Elchanan… Read More »Make It Yours

Make an Aron of shitim-wood[2] Apparently puzzled[3] (as Bezalel was!) by the directive to make an Aron before the mishkan that was meant to house… Read More »Hiddenness Is Not Only Divine

Mishna 10 Rabban Yochanan ben (son of) Zakkai had five [primary] students. They were: Rabbi Eliezer ben Hurkenos, Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chananya, Rabbi Yossi the… Read More »Chapter 2, Mishna 10-11(d): Religious Neurotics

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #1194 Your Father’s Nussach Or… Read More »Once It’s Your Money, It Is Hard to Part With It

This week, Women in Judaism presents an anthology of student reflections on Shabbat candle lighting. We received an overwhelming response to our request for your… Read More »Kindling the Flame

QUESTION 1: As an employee, how much can I use the copying machine, fax, and the phone at work? I understand that each employer is… Read More »Being An Employee

Each day of the week, the Levi’im sang a different song that corresponded to what took place during the six days of Creation (Tamid 7,4).… Read More »Sundays and Wednesdays

Friday Night The Ba’al HaTurim points out that the word terumah is the word Torah with a Mem, which equals 40. This teaches us that… Read More »Eating Terumah

This week we read parshas T’rumah — the donations given by Bnei Yisroel {the Children of Israel} toward the building of the Mishkan {Tabernacle}. “Speak… Read More »Grinding Ground Flour