Four Shabbatot 32 articles

There were two half-shekel offerings: a one-time donation (for the building of the mishkan) and the annual half shekel (for korbanot) – building fund vs. operating budget. Why was there an...

What is the connection between Purim, Parshat Parah and whether or not the Midrash means that Vashti had an actual tail? Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime

Why do we derive the melachot of Shabbos from the mishkan – we don’t keep shabbos because of the Mishkan, we keep Shabbos because Hashem rested on the 7th day? Shiur...

Why don’t we fulfill zechirah, remembering what Amalek did, on purim itself; why does it have to come first and why specifically on shabbos? Why did Esther insist that her book be...

“It was on the eighth day that Moses summoned Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel.” (Vayikra 9,1). “It was on the eighth day…” Eighth day of what? Rashi...

Why do we specifically fulfill the commandment to remember what Amalek did (zachor) on the Shabbat before Purim? Why not on a different day, for example, on Taanit Esther? Delivered in...

“This is the decree of the Torah, which Hashem has commanded, saying: Speak to the Children of Israel, and they shall take to you a completely red cow, which is without...

Resh Lakish said “On the first of Adar, an announcement is made concerning the Shekalim.” (Masechet Megillah) The first of the Four Special Shabbatot is Shabbat Parshat Shekalim. It occurs either...

As an introduction to this topic, a (relatively) short introductory note would be helpful. On a regular Shabbat, the Parshah of the Week, which is divided into seven portions, is read...

This shiur provided courtesy of The Tanach Study Center In memory of Rabbi Abraham Leibtag Parshat Shekalim Just a short ‘vort’ on Parshat Shekalim (Shemot 30:11-16) which we read for maftir...