by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 19, 2016 | God, Tetzaveh
This week’s portion begins with the end of Exodus Chapter 27 and includes the instructions for Aaron and the priests in their worship roles — their clothes, the sanctification process they will go through, and some instruction regarding the altar, the...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 16, 2016 | Free Will, God, Jonah, Maps, Miracles, Revelation and Prophecy
This map features the locations mentioned in the Book of Jonah Chapters 1 and 3. God commands Yonah to go the city of Ninveh and speak to its inhabitants in order to get them to repent of their evil ways (Jonah 1:2). Though at first he runs away, Yonah ultimately...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 12, 2016 | Community, God, Holiness, Temple, Terumah
This week’s Torah portion is the first of four Torah portions that discuss the building of the Tabernacle and the vessels within. The details are amazing – the exact dimensions of the building and of each vessel, the materials used for both inner and outer parts, the...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 5, 2016 | God, Justice, Mishpatim
Most of this week’s Torah portion involves various civil laws which help govern a kind and generous society. The portion begins with the laws of slavery, which, when compared to the norms of society in Biblical times, are particularly humane. It continues to deal with...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 29, 2016 | God, Yitro
This week’s portion begins with Jethro’s historic visit to the Children of Israel in the desert. The story begins in Exodus Chapter 18: “Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his...
