74 Lessons
Terumah 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...
Terumah 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?
Terumah 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?
Terumah The Labour of Gratitude
God creates the cure before the disease. This is the key to understanding Terumah and the Mitzvah of the MIshkan.
Terumah 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.
Parashat Hashavua More on Helping the Weak in Beit Din?
The implication is that the judge should say things that will help specifically the poor. How can one do that while still being faithful to “Do not give preferential treatment to the poor”?
