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.

THIS WEEK “hosts” the second of the special Maftirs, Parashas Zachor, that we insert at this time of year because of Purim and Pesach

THE BUILD OF the Mishkan is not the most dramatic part of the exodus story, but it should be. Even though some hold that the Mishkan was only a response to the sin of the golden calf, they just mean the physical structure itself. The concept of a Mishkan is as necessary to Creation as the Temple itself.