Mesirut nefesh does not make you a hero, not in the sense that we often think of heroes. There are no medals.
What can the blend of a Heart imbued with Wisdom mean?
Strange that a parasha about the details of building the Tabenacle and the need for keeping Shabbat is called "and he gathered."
How did Hashem choose the man to build the Tabernacle? After all, the Jews were slaves and did not engage in crafts while in Egypt.
Denying the concept of Shabbat to keep personal freedom is like a person who drills a hole under a seat on a boat, saying it is his right..
Vayakhel: Being ready for the day after includes learning the prohibitions mandated on Shabbat.
After the entire manuscript was burned and only an abbreviated pamphlet remained, Rabbi Reines’ book was published by Har Bracha Institute
“Many solicit a ruler’s favor, but a man’s Judgment is from the Lord.” (Proverbs 29:26).
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
May we be worthy. “Purify our hearts to serve Thee in truth”
Young Israeli Religious Zionist scholars: The stones from the Jordan were a mezuzah for all of Am Yisrael as they entered the Holy Land.
Don't just wake up - sing!
Why do we need to enforce the Oral Torah and rely on the validity of the Written Torah? Why isn't it the other way around?
A census presupposes that in battle and when compared to other nations, there is strength in numbers, numbers count. Not with the Jews.
Views of various commentaries on Moshe's approach to achieveing forgiveness for the Jewish people after the golden calf.
Why was the Kiyor, the Washstand, made out of copper instead of gold or silver? And why was it placed between the Altar and the Sanctuary?
We can start from the present and work our way backwards in history to see how this works.
Why were the Jews so disturbed that Moshe hadn't come down the mountain yet, and why did it cause them to sin with the Golden Calf?
Moses neither ate nor drank for 40 days and nights. That seems a stretch. Can man overcome physical needs?
Palindromes in the Torah - yes, they can be found and there is a reason they are there.
PIgs serve G-d just as cows do. Why is one kosher and the other treiif?
The father and son relationship in a powerful parable.
Not only in the Ukraine but in LA, South Bend, Atlanta, Houston, Skokie, Brooklyn, Hollywood, Boca Raton, Ferndale, Kiryat Joel, NYC.
There is a Yiddish phrase that translates as "general society is malleable and foolish". The most outlandish of ideas can gain traction.
We daven for a time in the future redemption when the moon’s light will once again be as bright as the sun.
Seeing beyond the external, secular facade of Modern Zionism requires a higher perspective, like the all-encompassing vision of Rabbi Akiva.
The yeshivot, mechinot and midrashot for men and women were established through the power of Rav Tzvi Yehuda and his teachings.
Our months are the moons; our years are the suns. And truth can never be captured via the moon or the sun on their own.
We tend to talk about spirituality but it is in our actions, small, personal or influential, that it is attained.
A short story. It is as if the politicians said: For every Jewish baby you bring into the world, we will make Instant Jews out of 100 goyim.
Young Israelii Relgious Zionist Torah scholars write on Eretz Yisrael, Am Yisrael and Torah Yisrael in the spirit of HaRav Kook.
Why does the Torah discuss the 'ner tamid' in the middle of speaking about preparing the priests? What is this 'constant light' about?
G-d created each person with unique characteristics and abilities. He wanted to constantly emphasize that diversity is good and even Holy.
There is a special significance to the concealed service, performed on the incense altar..
Only today, in an age of unprecedented bounty, longevity, and progress, can we aspire for Mashiach for the right reasons.
When did Adam and Eve become corporeal in the sense of being physical human beings that we can understand as our own physical progenitors?
What power did the Urim and Tummim have? What were they?
The three ways in whichl lighting the Menorah is comparable to educating chlldren.
Do the High Priest's robes have holiness of their own or are they enablers for his holiness?
The judgement of when to speak up and when to remain silent is our constant challenge.
Parshat Tetzaveh is the only Parshah from Sefer Shemot until the end of the written Torah that does not contain Moshe's name.
Has the yeshivish world lost sight of the importance that the Vilna Gaon and Baal Shem Tov placed on living in the Holy Land?
Rosh Hashana, Pesach, Sukkot and Shabbat have activities leading up to them. That answers a question in our parasha about the menorah's oil.
The three layers of self.
The mitzva of marital relations as central to the life of the home is well established in Judaism, while. Christianity minimizes its value.
Jewish Life in the Land of Israel is not the same as Jewish Life in foreign lands.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
Jewish independence in Eretz Yisrael ushers in the Messianic era.
Judaism has never tried to eradicate Christianity or Islam. Maimonidean doctrine says other faiths are in error but must be given respect.
Different factors make our home a sanctuary and our lives and those of our loved ones positive, hopeful and meaningful.
Pagan values, vaunted publicly, have made a comeback in Western culture, harming the Godly Jewish family, Doritos' ad is a blatant example..
"MIshkan me'at", a miniature tabernacle, is found in the synagogue, study hall and Jewish home which parallels much of Temple ritual..
Strangely, the order of work in building the mishkan is reversed in Vayakhel-Pekudei when compared to Trumah-Tetzave.
The poles were an inseparable part of the Ark. They were never removed. "A tree of life to those who suppot her."
Machon Meir, founded by her husband, Rav Dov Begun, was only one of the places her chessed and caring were manifest.
Esther Pollard’s physical body returned to the ground of the Land of Israel, her spirit has returned to the G-d Who gave it.
This parasha ntroduces the Ark of the Covenant, what may be the holiest object in Jewish thought.
It is not enough to be a giving spouse; Be an attentive one. It is not enough that your children love you, Let them know you love them.
Why does Hashem tell Moshe to "take" the donation from the people, and not that the people should "give" a donation?
