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Parshat Vayikra – Someone’s Calling Your Name ….

I polled a bunch of people on the opening verse of this week’s portion and many mistakenly change the words “ and (He) called...

Parshat Pekudei – THE CLOUD

Shemot 40:35 states that Moshe Rabbeinu was not able to enter the Ohel Mo’ed for the cloud was upon it and the kvod Hashem,...

Parshat Pekudei – Great Expectations

This week we conclude the book of Exodus. We began the book back in December, which because of recent events feels like a lifetime...

Parshas Vayakhel – Women Symbolize the Power of Renewal

The pasuk says, "And every man whose heart inspired him came, and everyone who was of generous spirit brought his offering to the...

Parshat Vayakhel- Emulating G-d

I want to extend my appreciation, on behalf of our entire family to the many of you who went out of your way to...

Parshas Ki Sisa – “Little Did I Know”

Birthdays are important, and the older one gets, the more important he becomes. With age, birthdays begin to stimulate ambiguous feelings. On the one...

Parshat Ki Sisa – Sign: Limited Sight Distance

I haven’t been sleeping much the last few weeks. At night, I’ll put my book down or my phone aside and pass out from...

Parshas Tetzaveh – “Clothes Make the Man”

My interest in the relationship between a person and his or her clothing goes back to my early days in graduate school. I was...

Parshat Tetzaveh – Don’t be Afraid of Speaking Up!

From his first appearance in the book of Exodus until his passing at the conclusion of the Five Books of the Torah, the name...

Parshas Terumah – The Mishkan Gifts Are Listed In Descending Order

The verse lists the various materials that were donated to the Mishkan. The Torah mentions "gold, silver, and copper; turquoise, purple, and scarlet wool;...

Parshat Terumah – Intent and Tolerance

I am writing from Salt Lake City Utah. I am deeply greatly to Rabbi Benny Zippel of the Chabad of Salt Lake City for...

“Careers” – Parshas Mishpatim

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" That was once the standard question to ask an eight- or nine-year-old when trying...

Parshat Mishpatim – These Are the Statutes Which You Shall Place Before Them

VeEleh HaMishpatim Asher Tasim Lifnechem. These are the statutes which you shall place before them. Society requires laws and statutes to live by. As...

Most Favored Nation – Parshas Yisro

The portion of Yisro contains perhaps the most popular of all Biblical treatises The Ten Commandments. But the portion contains much more than commandments....

Parshas Yisro – What Did Yisro Hear That Prompted Him?

The pasuk says, "And Yisro heard..." This alludes to the Talmudic explanation , as Rashi quotes that Yisro heard the events of the...

Can You Hear Me Now? – Parshat Yitro

Why is one of the most famous portions in the Torah, the one in which the Ten Commandments are given and listed named after...

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