The Mutual Love Between G-d and Israel

Parashat Hashavua: Gold, Silver, Precious Stones – Closeness to Hashem (part I)

Do I Deserve It?

The Inner Beauty

Twilight for Laymen

What exactly did the "Keruvim" look like?

The give & take of life & love

On Justice and the Right of Appeal – part III

Building Builders

The Holy Ark: Religious Symbol or National Symbol?

...The first utensil that Moshe Rabbeinu was commanded to prepare for the Mishkan was the Holy Ark (Aron), in which the Two Tablets were to be placed. That it was first indicates its importance and central role in the dwelling of the Divine Presence in the Mishkan. And in fact, we find that the very presence of the Aron in the Tabernacle and, later, in the Holy Temple, is what bestowed upon them their special status...

Whatever Happened to the Mishkan?

How Wooden Beams Prove Perfect Faith

Why does the Torah refer to "the boards," as if we know which boards it is talking about? No boards have yet been mentioned! Furthermore, regarding none of the other utensils in the Mishkan is "the" mentioned; instead it says, "You shall make a menorah… a covering for the tent," etc. Why then are the boards singled out?

What Isaac Newton discovered through the dimensions of the Tabernacle

What is the second and third Halacah in the Shulchan Aruch? And why is the Mishkan relevant to each and every one of us?

The Labour of Gratitude

God creates the cure before the disease. This is the key to understanding Terumah and the Mitzvah of the MIshkan.

Why Don’t the Keruvim Violate the Prohibition of Graven Images?

Be A Taker

The taker who asks for the money is really the one that was doing the ultimate favor for the giver who is writing the check.

More on Helping the Weak in Beit Din?

The implication is that the judge should say things that will help specifically the poor. How can one do that while still being faithful to “Do not give preferential treatment to the poor”?

Betzalel: Man’s Lofty Intellect

The Home We Build Together

The sequence of the next few parashot outlines the construction of the Tabernacle. Why so long? why is the making of the Mishkan in the book of Exodus at all?

The Love We Make = the Love We Take

The Moody Blues said it well: “And when you stop & think about it, you won’t believe it’s true: That all the love you’ve been giving, has all been meant for you". But they weren’t the first to say it...