Thank You
Posted by Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum in Weekly Torah Commentary on March 25, 2010 | Comments Off
Tzav, Leviticus 6:1-8:36 Our portion continues to fill in the details of the various procedures for Temple offerings in each of the four main categories of sacrifices: the whole-burnt (olah), meal (minchah), sin (chatat), guilt (asham) and peace (shelamim) offerings. One particular kind of peace offering...
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Sacrifices
Posted by Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum in Weekly Torah Commentary on March 18, 2010 | Comments Off
Vayikra, Leviticus 1:1-5:26 The book of Exodus concluded with the account of the completion of the Sanctuary, or “Tent of Meeting”. Directly following, Leviticus opens with God’s call to Moses from the Sanctuary, just as He had promised: “And there I will meet with you, and I...
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Treasures and Transparency
Posted by Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum in Weekly Torah Commentary on March 12, 2010 | Comments Off
Vayakhel-Pekudey, Exodus 35:1-38:20 & 38:21-40:38 The last two portions of the Book of Exodus, known after their Hebrew opening words as VAYAKHEL, “And [Moses] assembled”, and PEDUDEY, “[These are the] Accounts”, are in some years read in the synagogue on separate Sabbaths,...
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Idolatry and the power of Repentance
Posted by Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum in Weekly Torah Commentary on March 4, 2010 | Comments Off
Ki Tisa, Exodus 30:11-34:35 Our portion tells the story of the sin of the golden calf, which took place only forty days after all Israel stood at Mt Sinai in awe and trembling to hear God’s solemn injunction: “You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself a graven...
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