This week’s portion of Terumah introduces a new concept: a sanctuary, a tabernacle, designed to create a space for God in the world. But how
As we saw in the last piece, Pirkei Avot explains that the world was created for the glory of God. Though the whole universe proclaims
The entire Jewish nation is elated that two of the hostages have been freed, Boruch Hashem. This morning, Sheba Medical Center published the first photo
Do you know who really knows everything? The cab drivers in Eretz Yisroel. If you don’t believe me just ask them. Actually, you don’t have
דַּבֵּר אֶל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִקְחוּ לִי תְּרוּמָה מֵאֵת כָּל אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִדְּבֶנּוּ לִבּוֹ תִּקְחוּ אֶת תְּרוּמָתִ The midrash comments on this pasuk … It is
Verse 28:4 names six of the eight items of clothing of the high priests. Verse 28:5 describes materials that are used to make the above
R’ Mordechai Yehudah Lubrat notes that in the parshiyot that deal with the building of the Mishkan, we find repeatedly the idea of contributing with
Translated by Yehoshua Siskin Increasing Our Joy People in Israel were smiling as they walked down the street on Monday morning and no one had
When Hashem tells Moshe to build the Mishkan, He doesn’t only provide verbal instructions. Chazal tell us that God shows Moshe a fiery rendition of
I am angry with the nations of the world. The Jews are suffering and they don’t care! They are even making matters worse! Before you
In the exciting world of Yeshiva League high school sports, where passion often runs high and rivalries can be intense, we are eliciting the help
We live in a digital world where people rely on technology for many aspects of everyday life. For some that includes Torah study. TorahApp, a
