Not only do Moses’s kinsmen, the tribe of Levi, kill 3000 people, but to add insult to injury God also gets into the act and ...

וְאַתָּ֞ה תְּצַוֶּ֣ה ׀ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְיִקְח֨וּ אֵלֶ֜יךָ שֶׁ֣מֶן זַ֥יִת זָ֛ךְ כָּתִ֖ית לַמָּא֑וֹר לְהַעֲלֹ֥ת נֵ ֖ר ...

Rashi in Pasuk יא tells us that this whole move from Moshe was only after Yom Kippur, as the 3 sets of 40 days with Moshe on Har Sinai only ended on Yom Kippur. The tent renained until the Mishkan was ...

One may wonder why Parshat Tetzave starts at the end of Perek כז, with the oil for the Menora, which was already mentioned in the beginning of Teruma (שמן למאור) it would probably make more sense to ...

Much of this week’s Parshah highlights the epic conclusion to the Exodus, where the Jews cross the split sea, and the pursuing Egyptians are devoured by the raging waters coming back to their ...

Approach the conversation with them, not at them. Show up with vulnerability. Be OK with saying, “I don’t know.” Acknowledge the difficulty of the text and use it as an opportunity to instill Jewish ...

Parshat Yitro and Parshat Mishpatim represent two paradigms, two sides of the coin that make up our religious consciousness. These two components – our relationship with God and our relationship ...

What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each parent’s and child’s personality, needs, and circumstance vary so widely.