by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 3, 2022 | Bo
While still in Egypt, the Children of Israel were commanded to perform the ritual sacrifice of a lamb on the eve of the Exodus from Egypt. Unlike later Passover sacrifices that were slaughtered in one central location, the first Korban Pesach in Egypt was sacrificed...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 11, 2021 | God, Holiness, Israel, Vayeitzei
Bethel, or Beit El in Hebrew, literally means ‘the house of God.’ It was first mentioned in the Bible as being near Ai and the place where Abram first pitched his tent upon entering the Land of Israel (Genesis 12:8). He built an altar there as he traveled to Egypt,...
by Mordi Levi | f 17, 2021 | Israel, Joshua, Revelation and Prophecy
After the Children of Israel defeated the city of Ai, the Book of Joshua records the ceremony that took place at Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal. They were commanded to perform this ceremony by Moses before his death (Deuteronomy 27) as part of the renewal of the...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 28, 2021 | Community, Israel, Job, Tu B'shvat
Despite not being specifically mentioned in the Bible, Tu B’Shvat has Biblical implications and, as the holiday that connects Jews to the land, has become massively popular in modern Israel. Tu B’Shvat is so named because it falls on the fifteenth day of the Hebrew...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 25, 2016 | Leadership, Temple, Tzav
Chapter 8 in Leviticus discusses the anointing of Aaron and his sons as priests in the Tabernacle and the anointing of the Tabernacle itself. The process is very detailed. The first step is the washing of both Aaron and his sons. Then Moses dresses Aaron. Then Moses...
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