The book of Deuteronomy stands apart from the four books of Moses that precede it. Our Torah narrative began with the creation of the world in the book of Genesis and the journey of our patriarchs and matriarchs. It then dramatically crescendoed in the book of Exodus with freedom from slavery in Egypt and continued […]
The book of Deuteronomy stands apart from the four books of Moses that precede it. Our Torah narrative began with the creation of the world in the book of Genesis and the journey of our patriarchs and matriarchs. It then dramatically crescendoed in the book of Exodus with freedom from slavery in Egypt and continued […]
There is a new concept introduced into this week’s parasha, Terumah. It is not the idea to build a place of worship. That is not unique or radical. Many faiths and religions make it a point to construct a centralised place of worship or gathering where the rituals are to take place. What makes the […]
This week’s Torah portion, Shemini is from the book of Leviticus and deals with a very strange and tragic incident: Nadav and Avihu, Aaron’s two oldest sons, while laying incense on fire that they brought to the alter were consumed by that fire. The Torah does not give us any reason for the unexpected death […]
