Weekly Torah Lesson

Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha:  Kitisa – When you lift up the headTorah:  Shemot 30:11 – 34:35 This phrase, from this week’s parsha, caught my attention because of the current medical situation that we find ourselves. I haven’t heard anyone from the Center for Disease Control talk about this particular “remedy” against the Corona virus. There is biblical evidence against taking a census without collecting the offering. Let’s start from the beginning:   11 And Avinu spoke to Moshe, saying, … [Read more...] about There Will Be No Plague..

Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha: Tetsaveh He commandedTorah: Shemot 27:20 – 30:10 20 And you shall command the people of Israel that they bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, that the lamp may be set up to burn continually. 21 In the tent of meeting, outside the veil which is before the testimony, Aharon and his sons shall tend it from evening to morning before Avinu. It shall be a statute for ever to be observed throughout their generations by the people of Israel. (Shemot … [Read more...] about The Oil, The Light, and The Lamp

Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha: Teruma – Elevate / lift upTorah:  Shemot 25:1 – 27:19 10 And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 11  And you shall overlay it with pure gold, within and without shall you overlay it, and shall make on it a crown of gold round about. 12  And you shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners … [Read more...] about The Ark of The Covenant

Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha:  Yitro – JethroTorah:  Shemot 18:1 – 20:26 The beginning of this week’s parsha gives us an excellent example of what later is codified as “The Fifth Commandment”.  Let’s see how Moshe “honors” his father in law, Yitro. 1 When Yitro, the priest of Midian, Moshe’s father in law, heard of all that Elohim had done for Moshe, and for Israel his people, and that Avinu had brought Israel out of Mitzryim; 2  Then Yitro, Moshe’s father in law, took Zipporah, Moshe’s … [Read more...] about Honor your father and your mother

Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha: Mishpatim – judgmentsTorah:  Shemot 21:1 – 24:18 A Hebrew slave was not being forced against his will to serve someone who purchased him.  A Hebrew slave was usually someone who sold himself to a fellow Hebrew to get out of debt. His term of servitude was limited to six years and he usually left his “master” in far better financial condition than when he was on his own. 1 Now these are the judgments which you shall set before them. 2  When you buy a Hebrew … [Read more...] about A Hebrew “Slave”

Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha: B'shalach  "When he let go"Torah:  Shemot 13:17 – 17:16 There are many descriptions of the harsh weather conditions that prevail in the deserts of the Middle East.  When Israel gathered in Ramesis to begin their journey, they were met with a very pleasant surprise. Here is how the Scriptures describe the situation: 21 And Avinu went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by … [Read more...] about Climate Control