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Terumah (“Portion”) Shemot / Exodus 25:1-27:19 “Speak to the Children of Israel and let them take for Me a portion (terumah, תרומה), from every man whose heart motivates him you shall take My portion.” (Exodus 21:24-25) In this Torah Portion we find the call for the building of the Mishkan (משׁכן, Tabernacle). In the opening …
Mishpatim (“Laws/Ordinances”) Shemot / Exodus 21:1-24:18 “…and eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot; a burn for a burn, a wound for a wound, a bruise for a bruise.” (Exodus 21:24-25) Probably one of the most frequently quoted, yet misapplied and misunderstood texts …
Va’eira (“And I Appeared”) Shemot / Exodus 6:1-9:35 G-d spoke to Moshe and said to him, “I am Hashem (יהוה). I appeared (וארא)” to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as El Shaddai, but with my Name Hashem (יהוה) I did not make Myself known to them. (Exodus 6:1) This week’s parasha is the central …
Shemot (“Names”) Shemot / Exodus 1:1-Exodus 6:1 “And these are the names of the Children of Israel who were coming into Egypt…The Children of Israel were fruitful, teemed, increased and became strong—very much so; and the land became filled with them.” (Exodus 1:1,7) As with a good number of the parashot, Shemot begins with the …
5 Minute Torah will return this week. Sorry for it ever dying. Life got a little crazy there. I look forward to sharing with you. blessings, -Darren
