Parshat Vayakel: A Repetitive, Repetitive Story?
The Torah dedicates over four hundred verses, spanning four parshiyot, to describing the building of the Mishkan: “They shall make a Sanctuary for Me…...
Training the next generation of communal leaders from 19 countries
(Europe, Monday 21st February 2022): Last week, the Conference of European Rabbis (CER) launched its Leadership Training Programme for young rabbis from 19 countries across the Continent, bolstering...
Ready for the day after – Vayakhel
We open the sidra this week with Moshe Rabbenu assembling the Israelites and telling them 39 things which God expects them to do –...
Ki Tisa: Returning to the Big Stage
The circumstances were dire. Weeks after pledging allegiance to Hashem we debased ourselves, frolicking around a calf fashioned from gold. The crashing sounds at...
A Numbers Game
Dear Rabbi
The number of boys and girls born, are about the same, and I assume that this has always been so. In Genesis we...
ARE YOUR CHILDREN ANGELS?
Dear Rabbi
I wonder if you could explain to me a message we can learn from the Cherubs in the Temple. I understand the significance...
Daf Yomi on Tik Tok
Every component of the mishkan is iconic. Each article symbolizes a different aspect of religious experience. From the materials to the fabrics, from the...
Dear Rabbi, can I buy a luxury car?
Dear Rabbi
I live as a member in a particularly Orthodox Jewish community. I recently bought a nice luxury car and all I get now...
Parshat Terumah: A House for God?!
Many have puzzled over the purpose of the Mishkan. Why does God need a house to dwell in, a peculiar tent-like structure furnished with...
OzTorah: Choose one mitzvah – T’rumah
GOD’S SANCTUARY
Israel are commanded to create a mishkan, a sanctuary for God. It had to be a building where worship took place and people would...
