by Rabbi | Mar 6, 2021 | Rabbi's Blog
Our triennial picks up at the moment of the Golden Calf Incident. ~ Who exactly is involved in the collection of the gold? How long does the process of making the calf itself take? What other things are built? ~ What is Aaron’s role? Can you defend what he does? What...
by Rabbi | Feb 27, 2021 | Rabbi's Blog
Tetzaveh focuses on the clothes worn by the Kohen Gadol, the high priest. This is a great story – what is the connection to the Torah portion? What values is the story trying to teach? ==== In Turkey, there once was a man who sold coals. His name was Marko. He...
by Rabbi | Feb 27, 2021 | Rabbi's Blog
Exodus 28:31-35 to 29:18 Etz Chayim 508 Haftarah Y’hezkel 43:10-27 520 Tetzaveh continues the instructions given regarding the Tabernacle, with a special focus on the clothes worn by the High Priest. Both the structure of...
by Rabbi | Feb 20, 2021 | Rabbi's Blog
Shabbat Zachor ~ maftir: Deuteronomy (Ki Tetzei) Maftir 25:17-19 Haftarah I Sh’muel 15:2-34 ===== Today is a special Shabbat, which is Shabbat Zachor. Shabbat Zachor is when we read two specific readings connected to Purim. They are the maftir and the haftarah. I want...
by Rabbi | Feb 5, 2021 | Rabbi's Blog, Uncategorized
One of the few parshiot in which the triennial and the annual readings are the same. The reason is that the 10 commandments or aseret hadibrot, figure in them – we would not imagine having a year in which you don’t read about the revelation at Sinai. === Well, and...
