14 Lessons
Parashat Hashavua: A World of Repairing
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Adar 5785
What Was the Point of the Mechonot?
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Adar 5783
“I Shall Dwell in the Midst of Bnei Yisrael” – part II
What is the correlation between the intensity of the Divine Presence and the ability of people to prophesy? How does the dwelling of the Divine Presence cause an increase in prophecy?
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Adar I 21 5782
More on the Revelation of Divine Presence
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Adar 21 5780
Melacha for the Mishkan on Shabbat?
Our parasha begins with the laws of Shabbat (Shmot 35:1-3) before beginning the description of the actual building of the Mishkan. We also find that in the previous parasha, Ki Tisa, there is mention of the mitzva of Shabbat. “Hashem said to Moshe, speak to Bnei Yisrael: You shall nevertheless keep my Shabbatot, for it is a sign between Me and you…” (Shemot 31:12-13).
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Adar 27 5777
A Craftsman Is Not Just a Worker
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 5775
Build a Mishkan – Build Communal Accountability
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Adar 5773
Ready for Audit
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 5772
Nisan and the Absence of Water
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 5770
Cherubim After the Golden Calf
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 5769
Architecture and Its Influence
The last half of Sefer Shemot “begs us” to compare and contrast the building of the Mishkan to that of Shlomo’s Beit Hamikdash.
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Adar 5676
Donate, for Yourself, but Not on Shabbat
Parashat Vayakhel
Parashat Vayakhel
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 25 Adar 5766
Plan It And They Will Bring
Parashat Vayakhel
Parashat Vayakhel
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 5675