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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 Terumah 5771 2011

The Portion we read discusses the instructions given to Moshe concerning the TERUMAH or contributions Bnei Israel were to give to build the Mishkan. Chazal make a very perplexing statement when they say that for righteous people their money is more precious to them than their bodies. (Hul. 91a) Rabbi Shapiro of Lublin (who started [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Terumah 5770 2010

We read in this week’s Portion the instructions given to build the Mishkan. Naturally it was necessary to have all the supplies required for this project. Where was all the money, materials, and the work to come from? Hashem tells Moshe to ask the people to contribute these items. How much was each person expected [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Terumah 2009 5769 דבר תורה פרשת תרומה

One of the items that was constructed to be used in the Mishkan was the Menorah. The Menorah had six branches and a stem. The unique feature of the Menorah was that it had to be constructed MIKSHA, “hammered out”.. (Ex. 25,31) Rashi explains that this means its parts were not to be created separately [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Terumah 2008 – 5768 דבר תורה תרומה

In Mishpatim which we read last week we learned the laws of Judaism and they included laws dealing with business matters. In Judaism, business law is also considered religious law. In this week’s Sidra we are told about making contributions for the Mishkan, who had to contribute and how much and what was acceptable and [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Terumah 7 5767- 2007 דבר תורה תרומה

The Parsha of Terumah starts by telling the Children of Israel that they are to give their contributions to the building of the Mishkan. Contributing to worthy causes has always played a major role in the life of the Jew. It is, therefore, interesting and surprising that Chazal stated: TZADIKIM, MAMONAM CHAVIV ALEHEM YOTER MIGUFAM, [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Terumah 6 5766- 2006 דבר תורה תרומה

The Sidra begins by instructing the people to give their contributions needed to build the MISHKAN. This Mitzvah of giving Tzedakah is a major concept in Jewish practice. There is a very interesting story told about a Rabbi who went to ask one of his wealthy followers for money to help a poor relative of [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Terumah 5 5765- 2005 דבר תורה תרומה

The Sidra we read this Shabbat tells about the instructions given to Moshe concerning the construction of the items that were to be created for use in the Mishkan. One particular article was the Shulchan upon which was placed the LECHEM HAPANIM, the “show bread”. Every Shabbat twelve loaves of bread replaced the ones that [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Terumah 4 5764- 2004 דבר תורה תרומה

This week’s Portion of Terumah is preceded by the Portion of Mishpatim that we read last week. Terumah talks about the contributions that the Jews were asked to make for the construction of the Mishkan. Mishpatim talks about the laws of justice and honesty and decency that the Jews were instructed to follow. There is [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Terumah 3 5763- 2003 דבר תורה תרומה

One of the items to be created for the Mishkan was the KERUVIM. The KERUVIM were two figurines that looked like children. They were to stand over the ARON HAKODESH. When Hashem spoke to Moshe the voice seemed to come out of the KERUVIM. In describing the KERUVIM the Torah says that the KERUVIM should [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Terumah 2 5762- 2002 דבר תורה תרומה

Moshe Rabenu gives instructions to the Bnei Yisrael to build the Mishkan and all the utensils needed in it to worship Hashem as required. In a later Portion (VaYakhel) we learn that when Moshe gave these instructions he first started by warning them that although they are building a holy Mishkan and holy utensils, they [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Terumah 1 5761- 2001 דבר תורה תרומה

This week’s Sidra talks about the instructions given Moshe concerning the construction of the Mishkan and the different articles to be placed in the Mishkan. The first item described is the Aron in which the Luchot were to be kept. In giving the dimensions the Torah says it should be two and a half Amot [ READ MORE ]

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