Exodus (Shmot)

 The Temple was not a place that had “casual Friday’s.” This week’s parsha, Tetzaveh, tells us of all the finery the High Priest, the Cohen Gadol, would wear while going about his official duties. We learn the details of the breastplate, the ephod, the robe, the embroidered coat, the mitre, and the girdle. We...
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After any capital campaign, the machers expect an accounting of how you spent the money. The building of the tabernacle, the mishkan, was no exception. This week’s parsha gives a detailed accounting of how much gold, how much silver, how much nechoshet, which is translated as either bronze or copper depending on who you...
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 1. And Moses gathered all the congregation of the people of Israel together, and said to them, These are the words which the Lord has commanded, that you should do them. 2. Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of...
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