By Mendy Kaminker Chabad.org The artisans who made the Mishkan and its equipment “They shall make for Me a sanctuary, and I shall dwell among them.”1 G d asked the Jewish people to build the Mishkan, a portable sanctuary to house His presence, which would accompany them on their travels through the desert. The detailed … Read more
Rabbi Chanan Morisson (based on the writings of Maran HaRav kook) The Torah reading of Terumah begins the section dealing with building the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and making the priestly clothes. These chapters are among the few in which the Torah places great emphasis on external beauty — art, craftsmanship, and aesthetics. Of particular interest is … Read more
Moshe Kempinski What does G-d being in a cloud signify? We read of an astounding account in the Torah portion of Mishpatim “And Moshe and Aaron, Nadav and Avihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel ascended, and they perceived the G-d of Israel,… and they perceived G-d, and they ate and drank. ( Exodus … Read more
Rabbi Chanan Morisson “And all the people saw the sounds …” (Ex. 20:15). The Midrash calls our attention to an amazing aspect of the revelation at Sinai: the Jewish people were able to see what is normally only heard. What does this mean? Standing near the Source At their source, sound and sight are united. … Read more
My Father’s Visit from the Next World by Beth Sarafraz He insisted on a cup of coffee. Little did I know he was saving my life. Winter, 2014. The heat in my apartment went off at 10 p.m. and it was freezing cold. So I went into the kitchen, opened the oven door and turned … Read more
by Michael Freund A whopping 67 percent of Palestinians support stabbing attacks against Israelis. Every once in a while, a news item comes along that captures the essence of an issue, encapsulating a point so crucial and fundamental that it manages to convey just about all one needs to know about a given subject. Such … Read more
Omri Efraim Over 30,000 new immigrants arrived in Israel in 2015, the highest number in over a decade. Nearly 8,000 came from France amid a wave of terror attacks, while around 7,000 came from Ukraine. Tel Aviv received the most olim, followed by Netanya, Jerusalem and Haifa. Statistics published by the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption … Read more
Howard Feldman Earlier today, we were saved by a bad cup of coffee. Really bad. It was weak when I like it strong, it was milky and insipid-looking and it had no personality. What’s worse is that it was made without love. I could taste the lack. And yet it was that which distanced us … Read more
