“Upon it shall Aaron bring the spice incense up in smoke, every morning, when he cleans the lamps shall he bring it up in smoke.” (Exodus 30:7) We are commanded to burn the incense
And Moshe said to Yehoshua, “Choose men for us.” Rashi comments on the power of the word “us”. Moshe said to Yehoshua, “Go out and choose men for you and me.” We derive a great principle from here that a master must treat his student’s...
“You shall make vestments of sanctity for Aaron your brother, for glory and splendor.” (Exodus 28:2) The Cohanim must wear their priestly garments during service. (Rambam, Hilchot
“They, who received atonement through them, to inaugurate them, to sanctify them shall eat them. An alien shall not eat for they are holy.” (Exodus 29:33) The Cohanim must eat the
The root of everything is hisbodedus, for it is a great and lofty medium to merit holiness. I will give you a hint from earlier great sages: the verse says, “Bahd kodesh yilbash, wear a holy
“In the Tent of Meeting, outside the Partition that is near the Testimonial-Tablets, Aaron and his sons shall arrange it from evening until morning, before God, an eternal decree for their
"For I have given you a goodly portion" (Mishlei 4:2). The Holy One, Blessed Is He, said to Israel: "The Torah was Mine, yet you took it, so take Me along with it", as it is stated, "You
"For I have given you a goodly portion" (Mishlei 4:2). The Holy One, Blessed Is He, said to Israel: "The Torah was Mine, yet you took it, so take Me along with it", as it is stated, "You
"And fast for me" (Esther, 4:16) "Tsumu", as in "Tsomet HaGidin" (Chulin 76a), "the juncture of the sinews", or the knot of the sinews. The meaning is "attach yourselves together
Throughout the Songs of Praise, we have joined in the symphony of the entire creation as it praises the Master of the Universe. We were one small voice among the myriad other singing
They associated their construction project with their sense of identity. They were united in their effort. They gathered materials even before they knew the exact nature of their project. They intended to create a place where heaven and earth would meet. I am speaking, of...
“The staves shall remain in the rings of the Ark; they may not be removed from it.” (Exodus 25:15) We may not remove the staves from the ark. (Rambam, Hilchot K’lei Hamikdash
Rabbi Yehudah ben Lakish says: Two people who come before you in judgement, one weak and the other powerful, before you hear their claims, or even after you have heard their
The 1st of Adar is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Shabsai HaKohen Katz, (Shach) author of Sifsei Kohen, recognized as one of the most basic and authoritative commentaries on the Shulchan
“They shall make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.” (Exodus 25:8) We are commanded to build a Sanctuary for God. (Rambam, Hilchot Beit Habechirah – The Laws
"Chang and Eng ... never really needed [showman P.T.] Barnum at all. [They] had been born near Bangkok, Siam, in 1811,
"Chang and Eng ... never really needed [showman P.T.] Barnum at all. [They] had been born near Bangkok, Siam, in 1811,