Vayakhel-Pekudei: Eruv Chatzerot
Our parsha relates that the Jews in the desert were so enthusiastic to help provide for the Mishkan and its contents that Moshe soon had to announce that people should stop...
Ki Tisa: Checking Pockets
It is forbidden on Shabbat to carry items in an unenclosed area without an eruv. For this reason, it is considered a mitzva to check the pockets before Shabbat, so that...
Tetzaveh: Braiding Hair
The Mishna tells us that it is forbidden to braid hair on Shabbat. Rebbe Eliezer holds that it is a Torah prohibition, whereas the Sages hold that the prohibition is rabbinical...
Terumah: Orientation in Prayer
Our parsha begins to tell the story of the various utensils used in the Mishkan. It also begins to tell us about their placement: “Place the table outside the curtain, and...
Mishpatim: Commandment to Give Loans
The Torah specifically commands us to help our fellow man with free loans: “If you lend money to my people, to the poor among you, don’t be like a creditor to...
Vayeishev: Benefit from Chanuka Light
Two of the best-known candle-lighting customs are the Chanukah lights and the candle by which we search for chametz on Pesach eve. On the face of it these two mitzvot could...
Chayei Sarah: Song of the Day
Each day in the Temple the Levi’im used to sing a particular chapter of Tehillim at the time of the wine libation in the morning and late afternoon. These songs are...
Yitro: Prohibition on Coveting
The Ten Commandments, which were chosen by Hashem to be the first and the most prominently given of the 613 commandments of the Torah, embody the most basic principles of religious...
Beshalach: Shabbat Boundaries
Although the primary commandment to keep Shabbat is part of the Ten Commandments, the first Shabbat commandments are in our parsha: the double portion of manna on the sixth day which...
Bo: A Hasty Stride
In a number of places, the Talmud warns us against walking with a “broad stride” (p’si’a gasa). For example, in Brachot 43a we learn that a broad stride, or an excessively...
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