74 Lessons
Parashat Hashavua: Rachel, Leah, and King David – What Happened? – part V
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Shevat 5786
Parashat Hashavua: Gold, Silver, Precious Stones – Closeness to Hashem (part I)
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Shevat 5785
The Holy Ark: Religious Symbol or National Symbol?
...The first utensil that Moshe Rabbeinu was commanded to prepare for the Mishkan was the Holy Ark (Aron), in which the Two Tablets were to be placed. That it was first indicates its importance and central role in the dwelling of the Divine Presence in the Mishkan. And in fact, we find that the very presence of the Aron in the Tabernacle and, later, in the Holy Temple, is what bestowed upon them their special status...
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Adar 3 5783
How Wooden Beams Prove Perfect Faith
Why does the Torah refer to "the boards," as if we know which boards it is talking about? No boards have yet been mentioned! Furthermore, regarding none of the other utensils in the Mishkan is "the" mentioned; instead it says, "You shall make a menorah… a covering for the tent," etc. Why then are the boards singled out?
Rabbi Moshe Tzuriel | Adar I 3 5782
What Isaac Newton discovered through the dimensions of the Tabernacle
What is the second and third Halacah in the Shulchan Aruch? And why is the Mishkan relevant to each and every one of us?
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Adar I 3 5782
The Labour of Gratitude
God creates the cure before the disease. This is the key to understanding Terumah and the Mitzvah of the MIshkan.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Z"tl | Adar I 2 5782
Why Don’t the Keruvim Violate the Prohibition of Graven Images?
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Adar I 2 5782
Be A Taker
The taker who asks for the money is really the one that was doing the ultimate favor for the giver who is writing the check.
Rabbi Berel Wein zt"l | Adar I 1 5782