Beth HaDerech; Messianic Jewish Congregation, Toronto, Canada

Giving Teruma / Tithes – Parasha Teruma (Videos)

Weekly Sidra: Terumah (Gift) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 25:1-27:19 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 66:1-24 Terumah or Trumah (תרומה — Hebrew for "gift" or “offering,” the twelfth word and first distinctive word in the parasha / sidra) is the nineteenth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the seventh in the Book of Exodus. It constitutes Shemot / Exodus 25:1–27:19. “Tell the Israelite people to bring Me gifts; you shall accept gifts for Me from every person whose heart so moves him. “ Shemot 25:2 This week’s reading deals with the construction of the Beit HaMikdash (The Jewish Holy Temple), from every person whose heart so moves him.  This begs the question were there those whose hearts were not moved to give to the work?  Why is it important that terumah should be accepted from every person asher yidvenu libo – “whose [...]