Parshat Tzav: Leviticus 6:1-8:36; Malachi 3:4-24. (Shabbat HaGadol)
The intricacies of Temple sacrifice, as described in Parshat Tzav, may seem otherworldly to us. Priests place...
Parshat Vayikra: Leviticus 1:1-5:26; Isaiah 43:21-44:23.
You may have noticed that the Book of Leviticus is a direct continuation from the Book of Exodus.
In Hebrew...
Parshat Terumah: Exodus 25:1-27:19; I Samuel 15:2-34. (Shabbat Zachor)
While not often considered an architectural design manual, the Torah has several examples of artful and...
Parshat Mishpatim: Exodus 21:1-24:18; II Kings 12:1-17. (Shabbat Shekalim)
This Shabbat, when we read Parshat Mishpatim, is the first day of Adar.
This week’s additional...
Parshat Bo: Exodus 10:1-13:16; Jeremiah 46:13-28.
This week’s parshah, Bo, contains what I believe is one of the Torah’s most important mitzvot: It is a...
Parshat Vaera: Exodus 6:2-9:35; Ezekiel 28:25-29:21.
Parshat Vaera is the most theological parshah, as God reveals Godself to the world at the burning bush and...
Parshat Shemot: Exodus 1:1-6:1; Isaiah 27:6-28:13; 29:22-23.
We spent the past holiday season drawn in by an array of different lights and stories.
Chanukah candles...
