Relationships and Holiness My Sister, My Land, My God. This week is another double portion in a non-leap year, Acharei Mot and Kedoshim. Acharei means “After the death.” Kedoshim has the meaning of holiness. Caring for others and observing, guarding, and doing what we learn in Torah brings life, develops connection to others, and the Most High. We learn and grow in holiness while protecting the land of Israel, throughout these parashot. After Aaron’s sons died bringing an unsanctioned offering, Aaron is given further mitzvot (commandments) on entering and serving the Most High in the Holy of Holies. Coming before the Holy One, Blessed be He, he is to be prepared for and done as instructed to live. The priests who were not prepared in later years died while serving in the Mishkan (Tabernacle), as did Aaron’s sons earlier serving in the Mishkan. The life cycle including life [...]
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This week”s reading is a double portion since it is a nonleap year. We are reading Tazira and Metzora – Vayikra 12-16. These parashot primarily address the issue of purity and impurity. Often these concepts are not understood and called unnecessary, ancient, and not understandable by today’s standards. Ther ...
We have the culmination of the Mishkan (Taberncle)creation and beginning of use, doubled with the beginning Aaron and his sons being set aside as high priests occurring this week in the portion Shemini. Aaron loses two of his sons to the Most High’s fire and HaShem gives us the kosher dietary laws, kashrut. This parsha has quite the storyline ...
Weekly Sidra: Vayikra (and He called) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 43:21-44:23 The book of Leviticus is called Vayikra ("and He called") in the Torah, and is also known as the Book of Sacrifices. It is sometimes called Torat Kohanim – the Law of the Priests – since it ...
Weekly Sidra: Vayakhel (and he assembled) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 35:1–38:20 Haftorah: Melechim alef / 1 Kings 7:13–26 Vayakhel, Wayyaqhel, VaYakhel, Va-Yakhel, Vayak’hel, Vayak’heil, or Vayaqhel (וַיַּקְהֵל – Hebrew for "and he asse ...
Weekly Sidra: Terumah (Gift) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 25:1-27:19 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 66:1-24 Parsha Terumah is our Torah reading this week, and is Exodus / Shemot 25:1-27:19. We have the “Open Box” instructions for the building of the Mishkan or Temple. Does it matter how we feel as we follow the instruction? We agreed to ...
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 ...
The Mishkan (Tabernacle) or even the Beit HaMikdash (Temple) gives us a picture of the different ages that we have in the history of mankind. This are: 1- The world (outside the Mishkan), this age is represented by Yemot Tohu (desolation, speaks about being lost and without God). A world of which Adam, Enoch, Noach, or the evil Nimrod (the su ...
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