The Red Heifer and Israel's Great Aspiration

Judaism strives to mend the Middle East, the Far East, the West, North, and South, this world and all worlds, this generation and prior generations. This is the aspiration of the Jewish people, and no less. This idea is alluded to by the Red Heifer.

A Community Coin

Parashat Shekalim

The Sin of the Golden Calf is rectified by the communal service in the Holy Temple. This is achieved via the precept of the half-shekel offering, which ascends in the form of a united Jewish people and is transformed into a “coin of fire under God’s Throne of Glory.”

The Path to Purity

Parshat Parah

1. Opposite the Tent 2. Communal vs. Individual Prayer 3. Communal vs. Individual Torah

Wipe out Amalek

Parasht Zachor