Parashas Pekuday-Chazak #887 / Book Showcase: Redemption to Redemption – By Pinchas Winston This is the accounting of the Mishkan—the Tabernacle of Testimony—as requested by Moshe of the Levites, under the guidance of Itamar, the son of Aharon the priest. (Shemos 38:21) WITH THE FINAL parsha of Sefer Shemos, we conclude the discussion about…
Parashas Vayakhel-Shekalim, Issue #886 / Book Showcase: A Seach for Trust – By Pinchas Winston And he made the washstand of copper and its base of copper from the mirrors of the women who had set up the legions, who congregated at the entrance of the tent of meeting. (Shemos 38:8) IT IS WELL…
Parashas Ki Sisa, Issue #885 – By Pinchas Winston “And you, speak to the Children of Israel and say: ‘Only keep My Shabbosos! For it is a sign between Me and you for your generations, to know that I, God, make you holy.’” (Shemos 31:13) SHABBOS POPS UP a few times in the Torah, including…
AS RASHI EXPLAINED in last week’s parsha, the Aron was comprised of three boxes, one within each other. The outer most box was made of a thin layer of gold, as was the innermost one. These two boxes sandwiched a thicker, inner box made of wood, which certainly made it lighter and easier to carry.
OSTENSIBLY THIS IS a parsha about the building of the Mishkan and the crafting of its implements. As such, it is one of the lesser dramatic parshios, not one that most people look forward to each year. This week’s parsha, and Tetzaveh after it, seems more like an introduction to the drama of Parashas Ki Sisa.
