torah

This week we read the parsha of Tetzaveh and then move into the holiday of Purim. This week also marked the end of the shloshim… Read More »The Hidden Essence

“…Its sound shall be heard when he enters the Sanctuary before Hashem…” (28:35) The Torah relates that the Kohein Gadol wore a robe with bells… Read More »Make Yourself At Home

Few sights were more spectacular than the Kohen Gadol, the High Priest, resplendent in full golden regalia, his vestments formed from the finest fabrics, precious… Read More »Knock Before You Enter

It takes a lot to build a Sanctuary in the desert. And it takes perhaps, even more to adorn the Kohanim (priests) who serve, in… Read More »The Heart Before the Force

And HASHEM spoke to Moshe saying; “Speak to the Children of Israel and let them take for (Li) Me (TERUMA) a portion, from every man… Read More »Torah with a MEM in the Mix

You shall make an aron…and you shall make a gold crown surrounding it[2] Everyone knows that there are three crowns regally placed upon the Jewish… Read More »One Crown, Two Crowns, Three Crowns, Four

BS”D Volume 39, No. 19 1 Adar 5785 March 1, 2025 Sponsored by Mrs. Rochelle Dimont and family on the yahrzeit of father-in-law and grandfather… Read More »In the Shadows

This dvar Torah was adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #87, Microphone on Shabbos. Good… Read More »“And You Shall Take for Me Teruma” — Doing for Oneself

Kings I – 5 & 6This week’s Haftorah from Kings I- 5 and 6, describes the construction of the first Bais Hamikdash. Shlomo Hamelech –… Read More »Haftorah Summary for Parshas Terumah

This week we read the parsha of T’rumah–the donations of materials that were given toward the Mishkan {Tabernacle}. After listing the materials that were needed,… Read More »The Divine Expectation