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Holy Clothing
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The chapters immediately preceding this week’s Torah reading contained very precise instructions for building the Mishkan. Now, our attention is turned to those who will serve as the custodians of this holy sanctuary: The kohanim. Parashat Tetzaveh records, in minute detail, God’s instructions for the creation of the special clothing to be worn by the […]
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The View From Above
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As Parashat Terumah begins, we are somewhat taken aback: Out of nowhere (or so it seems), instructions for a major construction project are handed down.Coming on the heels of the very practical list of torts that makes up much of Parashat Mishpatim – laws that serve as the framework for a just and elevated society […]
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Even From the Altar
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In the chapters that immediately precede this week’s Torah portion, the Ten Commandments rang out from Mount Sinai in a symphony of sound and vision, thunder and lighting – and the world was forever changed. Although the Parashah we read this week lacks the pyrotechnic accompaniment, its message is a clear continuation of those ten […]
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Unity, Not Uniformity
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When the Jews arrived at Mount Sinai they were, in a very real sense, a brand new People. They had come down to Egypt as a family, perhaps even a tribe; now they were an emancipated nation. In a very short period of time they experienced a staggering series of national crises: The threat of […]
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Winds of Salvation
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The moment they had dreamed of for hundreds of years had finally arrived: The Children of Israel were no longer slaves. They had been released from their bondage through a series of miracles, and were now taking their first steps as free people. Suddenly, they were faced with a threat for which they were ill-prepared: […]
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It’s the Children
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The plagues continue; in fact, their severity seems to have increased. Pounded by plague after plague, the Egyptians suffer both physical discomfort and financial ruin. Although the Israelites had, for generations, been the engine that powered the Egyptian economy, the price the Egyptians were now paying to keep the slaves had become excessive. Did Pharaoh […]
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Lessons in Leadership
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As we endure yet another election season, leaders and leadership are on our minds – as they have been since the birth of our nation. Of all the leaders the Jewish People has enjoyed or endured, Moshe was one of the greatest, and one of the most reluctant. From the outset, Moshe doubted both his […]
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Redemption Song
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Very suddenly, the servitude that had been predicted so many years earlier,in the covenant forged between God and Avraham beneath the dark and ominous evening sky, had come to fruition – but with an unforeseen twist:The Egyptian slave-masters began to imagine that their Israelite slaves were subhuman and had no rights whatsoever – not even […]
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Take Me Home
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As Yaakov nears the end of his life, he summons his son Yosef and pleads with him to see to it that he is given a proper burial in the land of Canaan. We are unsure why it is specifically Yosef whom he entrusts with this task: Perhaps only Yosef, of all the sons of […]
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Becoming Yehuda
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Eleven sons of Yaakov stand, accused and threatened, before one of the most powerful men in the world, second in command in a regime not known for compassion or forgiveness. They must make a decision, and their options, though seemingly straightforward, are actually quite complex. Once again, a son of Rachel has apparently behaved in […]
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