Vayikra 5771
Last week we completed reading the book of Shemot, and this Shabbat we shall be”h begin reading the book of Vayikra.
There is much to be learned not only from the texts of the parshiot but even from their order of appearance.
The last five parshiot of Shemot are: Teruma, Tetzaveh, Ki Tisa, Vayak’hel and Pekudai.
Teruma and Tetzaveh deal with the Mishkan and its implements, parashat Ki Tisa interrupts the sequence and tells of the sinful, disastrous episode of the Aigel Hazahav (the Golden Calf).
The two final parshiot, Vayak’hel and Pekudai, return to the subject of the Mishkan and its implements.
Mishkan, Mishkan, tragic episode of idolatry, and again Mishkan, Mishkan – what does it mean?
Pikudei 5771
BS”D Parashat Vayakel and Parashat Pekudei 5771 The reader of this week’s divrei Torah might , at first, feel that the ideas brought here are detached or disjointed; but with a little patience, the ideas come together. There are two vectors at work today. Both...Vayakhel 5771
BS”D Parashat Vayakhel 5771 In the deafening cacophony engulfing the world at this time, what contribution can the shrill voice of this message have for the Jewish mind? Plenty! The world is aghast at the violent bloodshed being carried out by Arabs against...Ki Tisa 5771
BS”D Parashat Ki Tisa 5771 Part A: To my brothers and sisters in Eretz Yisrael Shemot 32:19 And when he approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moshe’s anger was great and he threw down the tablets and shattered them near the mount. The Gemara...Tetzaveh 5771
BS”D Parashat Tetzaveh 5771 Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers, chapter 2): “And if you will be conscious of three things you will not sin. Know what is right above you: An eye that always sees you, an ear that always hears you and that all your actions...Newly Released
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