Every chapter, verse, word, and even letter in the Five Books of Moses is filled with meaning and timeless life lessons. Jews read this sacred text from a parchment Torah scroll in synagogue each year, with a different section (parsha) allocated to each week. Year after year we read the same parshas, always finding deeper meanings and new relevance to our lives and the world around us.
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Tetzaveh Tetzaveh: Little Golden Bells
“Who is the one to be honored? The one who honors others.” – Ben Zoma (Avot 4:1) Parsha Tetzaveh describes the garments worn by the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) while serving in the Temple. One interesting detail is the row of …
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Terumah Terumah: A Home For God
The Torah devotes one chapter to the creation of the universe and three chapters to the revelation at Mt. Sinai, but thirteen chapters to the construction of the Mishkan – the tabernacle that the Israelites carried with them in the …
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Yitro Yitro: The Ear That Listens
Parsha Yitro is named for the Midianite priest who became Moses’ father-in-law and top advisor. How did idolator become one of the greatest figures in Jewish history? The answer is right there in the Torah: Yitro listened (Ex 18:1). Rabbi Avigdor …