by Rabbi | May 23, 2025 | Rabbi's Blog
Behar-Behukotai Summary: Behar and Bechukotai come very frequently together. In a 19 year cycle, they are read together 12 times. Behar (“On The Mountain”) details the laws of the sabbatical year (Shemita), when working the land is prohibited and debts are forgiven....
by Rabbi | May 9, 2025 | Rabbi's Blog
“Acharei Mot,” means “after the death of” “Kedoshim,” means “holy” Following the deaths of Nadav and Avihu, God warns against unauthorized entry “into the holy” – this is a place, inside the tabernacle in our story and later, inside the Temple, where incense is...
by Rabbi | Mar 28, 2025 | Rabbi's Blog
Pekudei – Summary: “Pekudei,” means “Accountings of”. This is what the Parsha deals with: an accounting is made of the gold, silver and copper donated by the people for the making of the Mishkan. Betzalel, Oholiav and their assistants make the...
by Rabbi | Jan 31, 2025 | Rabbi's Blog
Summary: Bo means “come”, as in “come to Pharaoh”, even though the translation will say ‘go to Pharaoh’. And this is God commanding Moshe to talk to Pharaoh after the announcement that God has, indeed, hardened Pharaoh’s heart. We read the last three plagues:...
by Rabbi | Jan 10, 2025 | Rabbi's Blog
Summary: “Vayechi,” means “And he lived” – just as we had with Chayey Sarah, which means the life of Sarah but actually talks about her death, here too we will begin with Vayechi Yaakov – Yaakov lived, but we are actually seeing Yaakov’s last...
