The Mishkan project kicks off this week, with HaShem giving precise instructions on how to construct the Mishkan and its contents. Before this begins, like any good ..
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And they shall make an Aron of shittim wood…and you shall cover it with pure gold from within and without. (Shemot 25:10,11) Although in the eyes of the beholder, ..
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The Menorah was made out of a solid block of gold. All its decorations were carved out of this block and nothing was made separately and attached to the Menorah ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
And they shall make an Aron of shittim wood (Shemot 25:10) B’nei Yisrael were enjoined to build the Aron Hakodesh prior to the Mishkan itself. Why was this? ..
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They shall make a sanctuary for Me so that I may dwell among them. (Shemot 25:8) With the exception of the tragic incident of the Golden Calf, the rest of the book ..
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“And they shall make a Temple for Me, and I will dwell among them…” [25:8] In the (Medrash) Pesikta, it records that when Hashem said this, Moshe ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
In the city of Radomsk lived a Jew who, though a Torah scholar, possessed one objectionable character trait, namely that he loved money. One evening, he was learning ..
Written by Howard Jackson
There is a concept that a language reflects the character of the people who speak it. Thus, Rome are called an ‘unsatisfactory kingdom,’ for they have ..
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Take for me an offering (Shemos 25:2) The donations requested of Bnei Yisrael for the construction of the Mishkan are described as being taken rather than given. ..
Written by Rabbi Zev Leff