
I have a confession to make. This week I was going through the parsha and I was bored. I found myself reading quickly without really paying attention. There were ..
Written by Jeremy
Ch. 25, v. 2: “V’Yikchu li trumoh .. asher yivenu libo Tikchu es trumosi” – The verse starts off with “v’Yikchu,” and THEY ..
Written by Zvi Akiva Fleisher
The Netziv (25:2) proves from various sources that the donations to the Mishkan were actually forced; there was no choice whether to donate or not. Why was this ..
Written by d fine
In the opening verses of Parshat Terumah the Jewish people are asked to donate willfully to the Mishkan. Q. If the Jewish people are asked to GIVE a donation, why does ..
Written by D Caller
Ch. 25, v. 2: “V’yikchu li trumoh mei’eis kol ish asher yidvenu libo” – And they shall take for Me a tithe from each person whose heart ..
Written by Zvi Akiva Fleisher
Here’s one for the secret amateur grammarians out there. The pasuk (25:31) calls the Menorah a menoras zahav – a golden Menorah. The words the pasuk uses ..
Written by d fine
The Mishkan project kicks off this week, with HaShem giving precise instructions on how to construct the Mishkan and its contents. Before this begins, like any good ..
Written by d fine
And they shall make an Aron of shittim wood…and you shall cover it with pure gold from within and without. (Shemot 25:10,11) Although in the eyes of the beholder, ..
Written by The Jersey Shore Torah Bulletin
The Menorah was made out of a solid block of gold. All its decorations were carved out of this block and nothing was made separately and attached to the Menorah ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
And they shall make an Aron of shittim wood (Shemot 25:10) B’nei Yisrael were enjoined to build the Aron Hakodesh prior to the Mishkan itself. Why was this? ..
Written by The Jersey Shore Torah Bulletin