by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | f 7, 2024 | Messiah, Psalms, Temple
Psalm 122 is the third in a series of fifteen psalms that begin with the words, A song of ascents. Of these fifteen chapters, only four name David as the author. One chapter names David’s son Solomon (Psalm 127). The remaining ten chapters in this series do not name...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 12, 2023 | Jerusalem Day, Psalms, Temple
I try to avoid politics when learning the Bible, but let’s face it, David was a king, a political figure of the first degree. Jerusalem was his capital but, first and foremost, he intended it to be the permanent home of the Temple. Though King David bought the...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 9, 2023 | Tammuz, Temple
While people around the world celebrate the start of summer with swimming and adventure trips, the Jewish people are in a global state of mourning during the current month of Tammuz. Tammuz is the fourth month on the Hebrew (lunar) calendar, counting from the...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 9, 2023 | Psalms, Temple
David set the stage for the building of the Temple by purchasing the mountaintop threshing floor that became the location of the Temple that was built by his son, Solomon. As explained in a previous article, the location was chosen because of the brotherly love...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 9, 2023 | Pekudei, Temple
This week’s portion is often read together with the previous portion, Vayakhel. Besides the mathematical inevitability of some years having an extra Saturday, Jewish tradition prescribes a leap month be added seven times over a 19-year cycle so that Passover always...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 17, 2023 | Psalms, Temple
David’s love for God fills every word of Psalms. More than anything else in life, David yearned for God; to serve him and to come close to him. David’s love for God culminated in the Temple. Though he did merit to build the Temple, that task was left for his son...
