THE SIRENS USED to go off once a day, maybe twice. And they didn’t seem to go off at the most inconvenient times either, and even as late as Purim people didn’t seem to be fazed by the possibility of missiles reaching them or doing damage.
This Shabbos is Shabbos HaGadol and the tenth of Nisan, as it was the first time back in Egypt. That’s gotta mean something especially given what is going on today and so close to the end of history. It’s like a wormhole opening up to the very first Pesach.
THE TORAH WAS given to the Jewish People 3,338 years ago, and from the moment we received it, we have been elucidating it. Can you imagine how many commentaries have been written on the Torah alone over three millennia? And we’re still doing it.
HOW MANY TIMES when learning about the Mishkan did you say to yourself, “This is exactly what the war with Iran is about?” If even once, I’d love to hear why.
THIS WEEK’S PARSHA is very complex. It starts off talking about Machatzis HaShekel, the obligatory half shekel given yearly for public sacrifices.
