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Vayikra: Sacrificing Our Souls
We have finished travelling through the layers of Creation. We have journeyed far; from Adam and Chava in the lush Garden of Eden…
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Pekudei: Self-Accounting in Judaism
This week’s parsha begins with the pekudim, a full accounting of every shekel and kikar donated towards the Mishkan…
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Vayakhel: There Is No Wisdom to Woman Except the Spindle
This week’s parsha discusses the donations of the “chachmei leiv”, the wise-hearted men and women who gave materials towards the Mishkan…
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Ki Tisa: Betzalel’s Inheritance from His Grandmother
I have endowed him with a divine spirit of skill, ability and knowledge in every kind of craft.
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Tetzave: Oversharing One’s Emotions
“And the dividing curtain shall separate for you between the Holy and the Holy of Holies…”
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Teruma: The Role of Physical Beauty in Judaism
From Parshat Teruma onwards, the focus of Sefer Shemot shifts from Egypt to Sinai to the construction of the Mishkan and its accompanying avoda.
