Are you a Pronoun? by Rabbi Mordechai Rhine This week’s Parsha is unique in that the name of Moshe cannot be found. This is unique because from the time that Moshe was introduced to us in Parshas Shimos until Chumash Devorim when Moshe will review the Torah, there is no Parsha totally missing his name, more »
The Missing Names by Rabbi Mordechai Rhine One of the noteworthy facts about this week’s Parsha is that it does not contain the name of our teacher, Moshe. From the beginning of Shemos when Moshe was born until the book of Devorim (where Moshe reviews the Torah,) there is no other Parsha with this unusual more »
The Aron, or Ark, of the Sanctuary was fashioned in a most sophisticated way. In addition to the crown and ornaments adorning its top, the Aron was fashioned of three different boxes. The inner box was made of gold, the middle box was made of wood, and the outer box was made of gold. What more »
The Service that took place in the Mishkan was designed to emulate the way that Hashem runs His world. After all, the Mishkan was meant to be a microcosm of the world. Through the Mishkan we discover how we can emulate Hashem in our own daily lives. For example, in the desert Hashem provided special more »