by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | f 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
As this week’s Torah portion Shemini opens, we read of the end of the opening ceremonies of the Tabernacle. Much of our portion tells of the events of the eighth day of the consecration. Toward the end of this section, the following law is related: “God spoke to...
by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | f 4, 2023 | Ask The Rabbi
In a few days, Jews around the world will sit around the table as families and friends for the Passover seder. We will tell the story of the Exodus from Egypt, drink four cups of wine, eat matzah, and sing hymns of praise to God for His redemption of Israel, past and...
by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | f 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Much of this week’s Torah portion Tzav deals with various sacrificial sin offerings. These offerings were to be brought by transgressors as the way to achieve atonement for sin. The different types of sin offerings depend on different types of sin, the manner in which...
by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | f 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
The early chapters of the book of Leviticus deal with the details of the various sacrifices and offerings that are to be brought in the Tabernacle and, after entering Israel, the Temple in Jerusalem. At the end of the discussion of the meal-offering, the following...
by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | f 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
The final Torah portion of Exodus, Vayakhel-Pekudei, concludes with the erecting of the Tabernacle. The Torah states “And Moses erected the Tabernacle.” (Exodus 40:18) The fifteen verses that follow detail every aspect of the setup of the Tabernacle and everything it....
