Parshas Para
By Rabbi Dovid Markel This week, in addition to reading the regular Torah portion, the purification process for an individual who has come in contact with the dead is read as well. The...
Category: PARSHAH
Parshas Ki Sisa – The Order of the Parsha
An explanation of the diverse topics of the parsha
Parshas Ki Sisa – The Mixed Multitude and the Golden Calf
Who were the Erav Rav that enticed Israel to sin?
Parshas Tetzaveh – The Robe of Aharon
By Rabbi Dovid Markel This week’s parsha discusses the special clothing that the high-priest was to wear when he performed the service in the Holy of Holies in the Tabernacle and later the...
Parshas Tetzaveh – The Essence of Moshe
To view as a Designed and Printable PDF, click here. נדפס לזכות חיים מרדכי בן הרב שמואל לייב מרקל לרגל הכנסתו בבריתו של אברהם אבינו. Though Parshas Tetzaveh alludes to Moshe multiple...
Parshas Tetzaveh – Pure Olive Oil
Why is Moshe’s name missing from the Parsha?
Parshas Tetzaveh – Holy and Unholy Brazenness
At times brazenness is a positive trait.
Parshas Terumah – Dwell in Their Midst
By Rabbi Dovid Markel This week’s parsha discusses the commandment and the instructions regarding constructing the Mishkan for G-d in the desert. The verse (Shemos 25:8) states: “And they shall make Me a...
Parshas Terumah – Three Gifts, Three Pillars
To view as a Designed and Printable PDF, click here. G-d instructs the Jewish people to erect the Tabernacle in the desert, and to donate funds for its purposes. The instructions for these...
Parshas Terumah – Make Me a Sanctuary
The Mishkan as a microcosm for G-d’s intent in creation.
