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Back to SearchParshas Ki Sisa (Rebroadcast)
This week’s parsha contains several instructions related to the Tabernacle, but the majority of the parsha is dedicated to arguably the most shocking…
2 years, 4 months ago
Parsha: Tetzaveh - The Golden Bovine
This week's Parsha is dedicated to the priestly class: It begins with the oil that the High Priest kindles; it describes in great detail the special …
2 years, 4 months ago
Mitzvah: Sacrifice Leftovers (#142-3, 382, 486)
There is not an indefinite amount of time to consume a sacrifice. Each sacrifice has its specific protocol and time frame in which it must be eaten. …
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Parsha: Tetzaveh - What's In A Name (5782)
Our Sages tell us that each one of us is unique and has a unique mission to fulfill. Humans are not fungible, moist, robots that can be swapped for e…
2 years, 4 months ago
On Visiting Wartime Israel with Dr. Alan Kritz
Our nation is at war. Our brothers and sisters are in combat in Gaza, displaced from their homes in the north and the south of Israel, traumatized fr…
2 years, 4 months ago
Parshas Tetzaveh (Rebroadcast)
In a natural continuation to Parshas Terumah, in Parshas Tetzaveh we learn about the instructions to build the Tabernacle. Whereas last week the focu…
2 years, 5 months ago
Parsha: Terumah - Cherub-Picking
The Tabernacle was a portable Temple in which the presence of God dwelled. Our Parsha begins with the fundraising effort to be conducted in the Wilde…
2 years, 5 months ago
TORAH 101: Rambam’s Epistle of Resurrection
The great medieval sage my Maimonides - Rambam - has been guiding us throughout our studies of the 13th principles of faith. This transcendental scho…
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Parsha: Terumah - The Mystery of the Menorah (5782)
This week's Parsha marks the beginning of the Torah's detailing of the Tabernacle and its vessels and operations. This subject makes up the bulk of t…
2 years, 5 months ago
Parshas Terumah (Rebroadcast)
One of the fundamental principles of Jewish philosophy is the idea of “Kedushah”, holiness. Holiness, according to the Jewish definition, is when the…
2 years, 5 months ago