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#86 | Shemot ch.35 - Does the Torah like Repetition?
The details of the Tabernacle are repeated over and over in chapter 35-40. Why? We have a tradition that the Torah is highly economical with its lang…
7 months, 1 week ago
#85 | Shemot ch.34 - The Second Tablets
Are the second tablets the same as the first?
On the one hand - yes! They are a renewal of the covenant!
And yet, the rabbis saw an innovation here tha…
7 months, 1 week ago
#84 | Shemot ch.33 - Arguing for Mercy
After the great sin of the Golden Calf. How are God and Israel to move on together?
In this chapter we see:
1. Israel expressing remorse
2. Moses arguin…
7 months, 1 week ago
#83 | Shemot ch.32 - Golden Calf
Our chapter tells the story of the Golden Calf.
Did the Israelites, who heard God speak from heaven, genuinely think that they could exchange God with…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
#82 | Shemot ch.31 - The Sanctity of Art and Creativity
Our chapter introduces the artisans of the Mishkan - Betzalel and Oholiav - and this gives us the opportunity to explore Judaism's attitude to art.
7 months, 2 weeks ago
#81 | Shemot ch.30 - Contributing and Counting
Ch.30-31 give us 7 appendices to the instructions of the Mishkan. We focus today on the contribution of the half-shekel - where does it originate and…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
#80 | Shemot ch.29 - Seven Days of Inauguration
In this chapter we speak about the "Miluim" - a seven day inauguration of the Mishkan and the Kohanim.
And we ask why Channuka is 8 days.
7 months, 2 weeks ago
#79 | Shemot ch.28 - Holy Clothing!
Chapter 28 describes the special robes of the HIgh priest.
But what is written upon them??
7 months, 2 weeks ago
#78 | Shemot ch.27 - Lighting the Menorah
Chapter 27 closes with the instruction to contribute oil for the Menorah and to light the candles from evening to morning. Why is this paragraph here…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
#77 | Shemot ch.26 - Sister to Sister. Brother to Brother
Today we speak about:
1. The multiple coverings of the Mishkan. Why is the Mishkan so rich inside and so plain on the outside?
2. We speak about the en…
7 months, 3 weeks ago