Giving to Take
In this week’s parasha G-d instructs the Jews of that generation to build the Mishkan – the Tabernacle. The verse writes (Terumah 25:2): “Veyikchu li terumah,” “And you shall take a donation for Me” – in order to build the…
What is the connection between marriage and the words ‘not good’?
In our Parasha, Yitro came to visit Moshe and saw that there were lines of people waiting to have their case judged by Moshe. Yitro openly questioned Moshe’s allowance of such a thing (Shemot 18:17): “לא טוב הדבר, this is…
Parasha Insights
“And Yithro came…” (18:1) The Talmud (Zevachim 116a) discusses what made Yithro, a gentile priest, come to join our nation? R. Yehoshua says it was the war of Amalek; R. Elazar HaModai says the giving of the Torah; R. Eliezer…
Trust or Effort
While the Jewish People travelled and sojourned in the desert, G-d sustained them with the Manna – heavenly bread. It was a miraculous food that was sent daily from heaven and tasted according to each person’s wishes. The experience of…
Parasha Insights
How is your schedule looking next week? Shouldn’t really talk about it on Shabbat, but I am asking as this question has a specific lesson to teach. We are grateful to be living in one of the most advanced nations…
