Posts Tagged mishkan

Hadash

The Order of Things – Torah Life

When we study Torah we should be very careful not to read into it things that are not there. At the same time there is an abundance of ideas and issues that are not so obvious to the casual reader. I am not referring to what we might call "reading between the lines," where all sorts of concepts may be developed with little or no actual connection to what is actually found in a given passage. One of the ways that we can avoid drawing fanciful conclusions is to always take our ideas back to the Scriptures to see if they are consistent with its overall teaching. For example: Shemot / Exodu 27:20-30:10 deals with the instructions for the structure, furniture and other articles of the special place of worship and sacrifice, which in Hebrew is called the Mishkan or in English, the Tabernacle.  I want to point out a concept that may not be that obvious at first glance, and that is what may be implied by the order in which God revealed these things. This section of the Torah actually begins with the giving of the Ten Commandments in chapter 20. This is followed by regulations regarding various relational and moral issues. Only then are the details of the mishkan given. For many religious people, ceremony is the foundation of their faith. Issues regarding worship and ritual...

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Parasha Korach, Torah, Torah Video

The Almond and the Resurrection

The Almond and the Resurrection

Weekly Sidra: Korach (Korah) Torah Portion: Bamidbar/ Numbers 16:1-18:32 Haftorah: Shamuel Alef / I Samuel 11:14-12:22 Bamidbar 17:23 And it was the next day, Moshe went into the Tent of the Assembly and behold the staff of Aaron of the house of Levi sprouted and sprouts, buds and almonds came forth from it.  שׁ ...

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Castellano, Torá en Español, Torah

La envidia – No hacen, y no dejan hacer

La envidia - No hacen, y no dejan hacer

La envidia - No hacen, y no dejan hacer. ¿Que fue lo que tomo Koraj? Parashat HaShavua Koraj (Bamidbar / Números 16:1-18:32) es una sidra (porción) llena de acción, y de dolores para un líder y el rebaño que El Eterno le dio a cuidar.  La Parasha comienza con la frase "Vayikhak Koraj" que significa "y ...

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Parashat Parah, Parashat Shemini, Torah, Torah Video

Parasha Overview: Shemini (Videos)

Parasha Overview: Shemini (Videos)

Weekly Sidra: Shemini (Eight) Shabbat: Parah Adumah (Red Heifer) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 9:1 - 11:47 Special Maftir: Bamidbar / Numbers 19:1-19:22 Haftorah: Yechezkel / Ezekiel 36:16 - 36:38 Shemini, Sh’mini, or Shmini (שְּׁמִינִי — Hebrew f ...

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Parasha Pekudei, Torah, Torah Video

Parasha Overview: Pekudei (Videos)

Parasha Overview: Pekudei (Videos)

Weekly Sidra: Pekudei (amounts of) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 28:21-40:38 Haftorah: Melechim Bet / II Kings 12:1-17 Pekudei, Pekude, Pekudey, P’kude, or P’qude (פקודי — Hebrew for "amounts of,” the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 23rd weekl ...

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Parasha Vayakhel, Torah, Torah Video

Skilled to do the Work

Skilled to do the Work

Weekly Sidra: Vayakhel (and he assembled) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 35:1-38:20 Haftorah: Melachim Alef / I Kings 7:13 - 7:26 "King Solomon sent to Tyre and brought Huram, whose mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali and whose father was from Tyre and a skilled craftsman in bronze. Huram was filled with wisdom, with ...

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Parasha Ki Tisa, Torah, Torah Video

Parasha Overview: Ki Tisa (Videos)

Parasha Overview: Ki Tisa (Videos)

Weekly Sidra: Ki Tisa (when you lift up) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 30:1-34:35 Haftorah: Melachim Alef / Kings I 18:1-39 Ki Tisa (כי תשא), the twenty-first reading from the Torah, literally means “when you lift up.” It comes from the first words of the second verse of the reading, which ...

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Bat Torah, Parasha Tetzaveh, Torah

Beat for Light and Clothing Speaks?

Beat for Light and Clothing Speaks?

Weekly Sidra: Tetzaveh (offering) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 27:20-30:10 Haftorah: Yechezkel / Ezekiel 43:1-27 This week's portion named, Parashat Tetzaveh, there are mitzvot or commandments that either we must understand background information to understand or must trust HaShem for the way put before us. Shemot or Exodux 27:20 begins that way ...

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Jewish Studies, Parasha Tetzaveh, Torah

Parasha Overview: Tetzaveh (Videos)

Parasha Overview: Tetzaveh (Videos)

Weekly Sidra: Tetzaveh (offering) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 27:20-30:10 Haftorah: Yechezkel / Ezekiel 43:1-27 Tetzaveh, Tetsaveh, T'tzaveh, or T'tzavveh (תְּצַוֶּה — Hebrew for "you command,” the second word and first distinctive word in the parshah) is the 20th weekly Tor ...

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Jewish Roots, Parasha Terumah, Torah

Parasha Overview: Terumah (Videos)

Parasha Overview: Terumah (Videos)

Weekly Sidra: Terumah (Gift) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 25:1-27:19 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 66:1-24 Terumah or Trumah (תְּרוּמָה — Hebrew for "gift" or “offering,” the twelfth word and first distinctive word in the parshah) is the nineteenth weekly Torah port ...

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Parasha Terumah, Rosh Chodesh, Torah

Rosh Chodesh Shevat

Rosh Chodesh Shevat

Weekly Sidra: Terumah (Gift) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 25:1-27:19 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 66:1-24 On the first of the month, Moshe, inspired by prophecy from God, began to recite the words of the Book of Devarim to Israel. "On the other side of the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moshe began explaining this law, saying..." (Devari ...

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Jewish Roots, Jewish Studies, Video of the Week

The Parochet (Curtain) in the Mishkan (Video)

The Parochet (Curtain) in the Mishkan (Video)

Parochet (Hebrew: פרוכת) (also paroches, parokhet) is the curtain on the front of the Aron Kodesh (Torah Ark) in a synagogue that covers the Sifrei Torah (Torah scrolls). In most cases, behind the parochet is also a door. This curtain represents the covering that was on the original Ark of the Covenant. The term paroc ...

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Parasha Behaalotecha, Torah

Parasha Overview: Behaalotecha (Videos)

Parasha Overview: Behaalotecha (Videos)

Weekly Sidra: Beha'alotcha (when you step up) Torah Portion: Bamidbar/ Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftorah: Zecharyah / Zechariah 2:14-4:7 The third reading from the book of Numbers and the thirty-sixth reading from the Torah is called Beha’alot’cha (בהעלותך), a word that literally means ...

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Jewish Roots, Parasha Naso, Torah

Parasha Overview: Naso (Videos)

Parasha Overview: Naso (Videos)

The second reading from the book of Numbers and the thirty-fifth reading from the Torah is called Nasso (נשא), a word that literally means “lift up.” It comes from the first word of the second verse in Hebrew, which could literally be translated to say, “Lift up the heads of the sons of Gershon,” an idioma ...

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Jewish Studies, Mashiach, Parasha Bamidbar, Torah, Torah Video

Parasha Overview: Bamidbar (Videos)

Parasha Overview: Bamidbar (Videos)

Bamidbar, Bemidbar, BeMidbar, or B'midbar (במדבר — Hebrew for "in the wilderness,” the fifth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 34th weekly Torah portion (parashah Hashavua) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the first in the book of Numbers. It constitutes Numbe ...

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