by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 4, 2016 | Community, Holiness, Vayakhel
This week’s Torah portion opens with Moses’ instruction to the Children of Israel to donate items for the construction of the Tabernacle and its various vessels. It echoes the very similar commandment that God gave to Moses in Chapter 25. It would seem, therefore,...
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 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...
