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In our parsha, we first encounter the inspired artisan, Bezalel ben Uri, who was specially called by HaShem to carry out the fine craftsmanship of the Mikdash (31:2). This includes representative...

The Coming Week’s Daf Yomi by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz This essay is based upon the insights and chidushim (original ideas) of Talmudic scholar Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, as published in the Hebrew...

One of the most notable features of the Torah system of jurisprudence is its far-reaching insistence on exclusivity. The Torah tells us that disputes should be brought “before them”, meaning the...

The Coming Week’s Daf Yomi by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz This essay is based upon the insights and chidushim (original ideas) of Talmudic scholar Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, as published in the Hebrew...

In sunny California, where almost all work climates have shed the suit, (unless you go to court) and almost every day is casual Friday, the majesty and formality of garb is...

The Coming Week’s Daf Yomi by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz This essay is based upon the insights and chidushim (original ideas) of Talmudic scholar Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, as published in the Hebrew...

Our parsha begins to tell the story of the various utensils used in the Mishkan. It also begins to tell us about their placement: “Place the table outside the curtain, and...

The story of Esther tells us in the most lively, realistic fashion, with a tinge of refined yet biting sarcasm, about paradoxical, absurd events, which are both tragic and comical at...

The mishkan section of the Torah might delight the designers or fascinate the architects, but for the dimensionally-challenged or the spatially uninspired who dwell in our midst, this part of...

The Coming Week’s Daf Yomi by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz This essay is based upon the insights and chidushim (original ideas) of Talmudic scholar Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, as published in the Hebrew...