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Parashat: Shmini Torah Reading: Leviticus 9:1–11:47 “Aaron lifted his hands toward the people and blessed them; and he stepped down after offering the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the offering of well-being.” — Leviticus 9:22 This moment after the very first collective sacrifices of the Jewish people have been offered (and accepted) on the Continue Reading »
Parashat: Vayakhel-Pekudei Torah Reading: Exodus 35:1-40:38 Amid all the minutiae of Vayakhel-Pekudei, it could be easy to lose sight of one of the most inspiring elements of this section of Torah: the holiness of the Tabernacle and Tent of Meeting stems from their construction as an inclusive, collective project that welcomed and made use of Continue Reading »
Parashat: Mishpatim Torah Reading: Exodus 21:1–24:18 “You shall not wrong or oppress a stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” — Exodus 22:20 Of the Torah concepts incorporated into what it means to be a believing, observant Jew in the modern world, this concept rises to the top alongside very few other Continue Reading »
Parashat: Miketz Torah Reading: Numbers 7:24–35 “So B’nei Yisrael (the sons of Israel) came to purchase (grain) in the midst of all of the others who had come to purchase, for there was famine throughout the land of Canaan.” — Genesis 42:5 In this week’s parshah, Miketz, for the very first time we find the Continue Reading »
Rabbi Craig Axler on Parashat: Va-Yetzei for a Shabbat @ Home week.
Parashat: Toldot Genesis 25:19–28:9 “Then [Isaac] made for [King Abimelech and his advisors and generals] a feast, and they ate and drank. Early in the morning, they exchanged oaths. Isaac then bade them farewell, and they departed from him in peace. That same day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had Continue Reading »
