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Dvar Torah Parshat Vayakhel Pekude 5772 2012

וַיַּקְהֵל מֹשֶׁה, Moshe gathers all the people to tell them about the construction of the משכן, the Tabernacle. This is somewhat strange, for at no other time when he conveyed a Mitzvah to them does the Torah tell us that he gathered all the people together. Perhaps the reason was based on his prophetic vision [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Ki Tisa 5772 2012

When the Jewish people built the Golden Calf Moshe was on Mt. Sinai. Hashem notifies Moshe of the transgression of the Israelites and tells him to go down from the mountain to the people. He tells Moshe that He will destroy the Bnei Yisrael. Moshe’s immediate reaction is to start praying that Hashem should forgive [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Tetzaveh 5772 2012

The oil used to light the Menorah in the Mishkan and later in the Bet Hamikdash had to be שֶׁמֶן זַיִת זָךְ כָּתִית, “…pure, pressed olive oil, beaten…”. (Ex.27,20) Rashi explains that the oil was not obtained by grinding the olives in a mill, which is the normal process. Rather, the olives were placed in [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Terumah 5772 2012

The construction of the Mishkan and the various items that are to be included in it are described in great detail. One of the items is הָאָרֹן, or the Ark. The Torah calls this ark אֲרוֹן הָעֵדֻת, “…the ark of testimony…”.(Ex.25,22) Why is the Ark given this name? The Torah itself answers this question. It [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Mishpatim 5772 2012

In the Tanach the word Elokim does not always mean Hashem. It also has the meaning of judge or court. In today’s Sidra we are told, if someone accepts the responsibility of watching another person’s item and it is stolen or lost, the law depends on what kind of a watchman he was. If he [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Yitro 5772 2012 – Measure for Measure…

Yitro listens to Moshe and hears him relate all the great wonders that Hashem did for the Bnei Israel in Egypt. He is awed by what he hears and praises Hashem and says: בָּרוּךְ יְקֹוָק. He does not stop at that but adds that Hashem is great: כִּי בַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר זָדוּ עֲלֵיהֶם “…for in the [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Beshalach 5772 2012

There are two types of people. There are the doers. They see a task that needs to be done and they do not hesitate to step forward and tackle the task. At times it may even entail dire consequences. The undertaking may even result in serious harm or cost to the individuals. They know, however, [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Bo 5772 2012

There are two types of outstanding personalities. One is very popular among the average person. He has exceptional qualities that make him acceptable to the common person. He gets along with them and they enjoy his company. There is another type of personality that is more attracted to a higher class of person. He has [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat VaEra 5772 2012

In the Portion we read this week we come across seven of the ten plagues that were brought by Hashem upon the Egyptians. Nine of the ten plagues did not succeed in convincing Pharaoh to free the Bnei Yisrael. It was only the last one that had the desired effect. The question raised is, why [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Shemot 5772 2012

Chazal said quite often that what happened to our Patriarchs was a sign of what will eventually happen to their descendants. The same is true about what happened to our forefathers in Egypt when they developed into a nation. What happened to them reoccurred time and again in the long history of our people in [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Vayakhel 5771 2011

We know that there are thirty nine types of MELACHOT or tasks that we are forbidden to perform on Shabbat. From where do we learn which tasks are forbidden? According to Chazal, those acts that were necessary to execute in the construction of the Mishkan are the acts that are forbidden on Shabbat. What is [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Ki Tisa 5771 2011

Moshe comes down from the mountain after the Israelites had made the Golden Calf and VAYAR ET HA’EGEL UMECHOLOT, “…he saw the calf and the dances…”. (Ex. 32,19) Then, the Torah states, his anger flared up and he shattered the Tablets of Stone. Why was he surprised when he saw the calf? Hashem had told [ READ MORE ]

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