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Parshat Mishpatim
Rabbi Jablinowitz
The Medrash Rabbah on our parsha (30, 3) compares the structure of these parshiyot to a matron who walks with her protectors before her and behind her. The matron is a reference to the Torah, and more precisely the Aseres HaDibros. And the Torah put some of the laws before her and some of Read more...
Parshat Teruma
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in this week's parsha the mitzvah of building the Mishkan. The pasuk says (Chapter 25, Pasuk 8), V'Asu Li Mikdash V'Shachantai B'Socham. And they shall make for me a Mikdash and I will dwell in their midst. In the next pasuk, Hashem commands that they should follow the design of th Read more...
Parshat Yisro 5778
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in this week's parsha the Aseres HaDibros, the Ten Commandments, given to Bnei Yisrael at Har Sinai. The fourth one of the commandments is the mitzvah of Shabbos, presented in our parsha with the words, Zachor es Yom HaShabbos Lekadsho, remember the day of Shabbos to sanctify it. This is in Read more...
Parshat Tetzaveh
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in this week's parsha about the Bigdei Kehunah, the special garments worn by the Kohen and the Kohen Gadol in the Mishkan. However, the parsha begins with a brief command and description of the mitzvah of lighting the Menorah. Why does the parsha, which focuses on the Bigdei Kehuna Read more...
