Parshat Vayakhel picks up on themes that have already been introduced and developed in previous parshiot, specifically the precise dimensions and the esthetic and iconographic character of the ...

Parshat Ki Tisa: Exodus 30:11-34:35; I Kings 18:1-39. Our parshah this week contains one of the most memorable accounts within the Book of Shemot. Sandwiched between the beginning and end of the ...

EL CAJON, California — This week’s Torah reading, parsha Tetzaveh, offers profound psychological and spiritual insights that resonate deeply in the areas of personal development and leadership.

Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Parshat Tetzaveh is the only Parsha in the Torah which takes place after Moshe’s birth yet doesn’t mention him. The parsha begins with the ...

(photo credit: FLASH90) In this Torah portion, God commands the construction of the Ark of the Covenant, which contained the Tablets of the Covenant that God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai.

The weekly Torah portion of “Teruma” comes after the Torah has been given at Sinai and after the portion of “Mishpatim,” the first exposure to the legal system we will come to call Halacha.

The Mitzvah of building the Beit Hamikdash is prominent in this week’s parsha. In Sefer Hachinuch, at the end of the mitzvah after he thoroughly describes the details of the roots of the mitzvah ...

After repeatedly denouncing and prohibiting the creation of statues, portrayals of the human form, or anything resembling idols—on pain of death—God issues an unusual command. In the ...

Parshat Terumah: Exodus 25:1-27:19; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 30:11-16; II King 12: 1-17. Exactly as I show you … so shall you make it.” Found at the beginning of this week’s parshah, this ...

This week’s Parshah, Parshas Mishpatim, marks the switch of the Torah offering a narrative of many of the events that had preceded the giving of the ten commandments; from henceforth, most of ...

By Rabbi Gregory Marx Parashat Vayigash When faced with tough choices, we reveal our character. One such pivotal moment occurs in this week’s Torah portion. It... Rabbi Rachel Hersh Parshat Vayeshev ...