Vayakhel; the keruvim

Vayakhel; bein adam lacaveiro and bein adam lemakom and The physical and the spiritual Right, this week’s very long double parshiyos mark the end of the mishkan ..

Written by D Fine

Are You You’re Own Boss or a Slave To Someone Else?

In this weeks parsha the mishkan, the central tent where the Torah was kept when we were in the desert and that eventually became the Temple in Jerusalem, was built. ..

Written by Tal Segal

can you spot the shalom?

When Bnei Yisrael bring their donations to Moshe for the mishkan this week, the medrash points out that ‘peace is so great,’ and proceeds to mention ..

Written by d fine

Shabbes & the Mikdash

Parshas Vayakhel; Shabbes & Mishkan/Beis HaMikdash : Our sedra opens with the relating of the commandment of Shabbes, quickly followed by the topic of the Mishkan ..

Written by d fine

Why do we have to learn all these non aggadic parts of the Torah??

A young boy asked me the question a few weeks ago, and i’ll tell you the truth I have asked similar questions myself…. The Gemorah (Menachos 110)says ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose

Give what YOU want!!!!

(“Kichu Mayitchem – Take from yourselves a separation as a donation to the Mishkan.”) Why does it say “Mayitchem” – “from ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose

WOMEN… DON’T WORRY YOU HAD A JOB TO DO TOO!!!!

Is it just me or do women sometimes feel left out of many Jewish practices? “Why do i have to dance on this side of the mechitsa?” or “why can’t ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose

Shabbos: The ultimate medicine!!

We find that the mitzva of Shabbos is highly praised when we keep it. However when we don’t, Hashem says (Yeshaya 1) “Chodsheichem UMoadaichem Sanah ..

Written by Benjamin Rose

The Nesivos Sholom: Shabbos and the Mishkon

Juxtaposing Shabbos to the Mishkan makes eminent sense to us. Rashi comments, that placing Shabbos first in our parshah, before mentioning the Mishkan, serves notice ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose

Just enough or too much??

The pasuk (36:7) says that after all the donations were made to the Mishkan they had enough (Dayum). At the end of this pasuk it says “V’Hoseir” ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose