Tetzaveh | Elevation of the soul
In Tetzaveh | Elevation of the soul we discover the flame of the Menorah is more than a symbol of spirituality. The flame is our own mirror, in which are reflected the strivings of...
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Atonement and the Golden Frontlet | Making our deeds Holy to the Lord
Atonement and the Golden Frontlet | Making our deeds Holy to the Lord The obvious question here is – how does the tzitz which is worn on the forehead of the high priest, atone...
Discover Your Inner Temple
In this lecture, we Discover the inner Temple. Everyone has an inner temple. In the same way that the Mischan was the Jewish peoples connection to HaShem, so t0o is the inner Temple our...
Dress for Success | Parshat Tetzaveh
Dress for Success | Parshat Tetzaveh Our clothes reflect both our personalities and our desires. One who dresses in a dignified manner and according to the standards of modesty shows that he or she...
Two paths to illumination
There are two paths to illumination. The Path of Torah is where through understanding and contemplation in the ways of G-d, one comes to see the goodness of Divine Providence. Ira Michaelson is the co-host...
Tetzaveh: Rabbi Avraham
By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: TETZAVEH Exodus 27:20-30:10 Haftara: Ezekiel 43:10-27. LIFE IN THE HOUSE In last week’s parshah of TERUMAH, the Torah taught us the form and shape of the House of...
The Ark Bears its Bearers
According to the sages, then, it was only an optical illusion, when the four men seemed to have been carrying the Ark. In fact, “The Ark bore its bearers”. However, in my opinion, this...
G-D Requires the Heart
In this week’s Parashat Terumah, we read about the materials donated to the building of the Tabernacle. Considering that the Tabernacle is none other than a place for the Divine Presence to dwell on...
Build Me a House | Parashat Terumah
When we examine the words of HaShem that ask Israel to build him a house we find profound understanding in our personal relation with the Creator of the Universe. We will find that the...
The Covenant of the Righteous
The Jewish people entered the covenant of the Torah by three rites, the third of which was the above-mentioned offering. In the words of Maimonides: “Israel entered the covenant by way of three rites:...
Dealing with the Yetzer | Parshat Mishpatim
Dealing with the Yezer | Parshat Mishpatim Rabbi Yaakov Cohen shares this weeks Torah portion Mishpatim on dealing with the yetzer. In Judaism, yetzer hara (Hebrew: יֵצֶר הַרַע, for the definite “the evil inclination”),...
Mishpatim: Rabbi Avraham
By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: MISHPATIM Exodus 21:1-24:18 Haftara: Jeremiah 34:8-22, 33:25-26 As indicated by its name of MISHPATIM, “the Laws”, much of our parshah is made up of laws — the basics...
