Post The Parochet Curtain: Separating the Holy and Holy of Holies In the Tabernacle, and later, in the Temples in Jerusalem, a curtain, called a parochet, separated the “Holy” from the “Holy of Holies.” The only person who passed through this… Read More
Post The Portion of Acharei Mot The portion of Acharei Mot picks up following the deaths of Aaron’s older sons, Nadab and Abihu. It contains the instructions for the Yom Kippur — or Day of Atonement… Read More
Post The Portion of Pekudei 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… Read More
Post The Shewbread: God’s Sustenance By the time we read the Torah portion of Emor (Leviticus 21–24), the Tabernacle has been built along with all of its necessary utensils. The Kohanim (priests) stand at the… Read More
Post The Tabernacle: Giving From the Heart The Torah describes how the Children of Israel brought so many voluntary offerings for the construction of the Tabernacle that Moses called a stop to donations. The people gave so… Read More
Post The Tabernacle: Making God Our Neighbor In the book of Exodus, God gives Israel a commandment that seems decidedly undivine; to build Him a house to live in. The Israel Bible explains why the verse says… Read More
Post The Ten Commandments: a Microcosm of the Bible After a brief introduction and a review of how the Children of Israel ended up at the banks of the Jordan River ready to inherit the Holy Land at the… Read More
Post A Generous Heart 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… Read More
Post A Meeting with God 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… Read More
Post Everyone Makes Mistakes The Book of Leviticus is dedicated primarily to instructing us in the various sacrifices that are brought in the Tabernacle and, later on, in the Temple, as well as other… Read More
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