by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 21, 2022 | Covenant, Holiness, Shabbat, Temple, Vayakhel
After the instructions for the Tabernacle are given and right before the actual construction of the Tabernacle begins, Moses gives an incongruous message commanding the Jews to rest on Shabbat (Exodus 35:1-3). In no fewer than 12 places, the Torah reiterates the...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 9, 2021 | God, Hebrew Language, Psalms
According to Rabbi Matityahu Glazerson, the word for ‘water,’ mayim (מים), provides an interesting example of the unique way in which the Hebrew word expresses the essence of the object it names. This word is spelled with two instances of the letter mem (מ) and one...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 3, 2021 | God, Hebrew Language, Revelation and Prophecy, Shemot
Unsure about whether the enslaved Israelites will follow him to rebel against Pharaoh and trust in the God of Israel, Moses asks God: ‘When they ask me what is Your name, what shall I tell them?’ God’s answer is extremely cryptic: “Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh” which...
