By Joy Scott, Am Haskalah Congregant The primary theme of last week’s Torah Parsha (VAKIRA) pertained to the five diverse sacrifices, which the Israelites presented at the Sanctuary. On the surface, this week’s Torah Parsha (TZAV) appears to be merely an extension of Parsha (VAKIRA), differentiated solely by the focus shifting to the kohanim, who […]
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A ‘BISSEL’ OF TORAH PARSHA: VAYIKRA (LEVITICUS 1:1-5:26)
By Joy Scott, Am Haskalah Congregant This week’s Torah Parsha (VAYIKRA) is the first Parsha in the book of LEVITICUS, a section of the Torah, which most rabbinical students ‘love to hate’. We just completed reading the thrilling and dramatic story of the book of EXODUS, which captivated our imagination like an award winning […]
A ‘BISSEL’ OF TORAH PARSHA: VAYAKHEL (EXODUS 35:1 – 38:20)
By Joy Scott, Am Haskalah Congregant This week, we read two Parshiot (VAYKHEL), followed by Parsha (PEKUDEI). Each of these Parshiot are replete with contradictions and multiple interpretations. The first enigma is the question of why they exist at all. In the Torah Parsha, (TERUMAH) and in Torah Parsha (TETZAVEH), we read descriptions of every […]
A ‘BISSEL’ OF TORAH PARSHA: PEKUDEI (EXODUS 38:21-40-38)
By Joy Scott, Am Haskalah Congregant (PEKUDEI), the second Parsha for this week, is the last chapter in the Book of Exodus. For the fourth time, Parsha (TETZAVEH, TERUMAH, VAYAKHEL), we again read a tedious repetition of the inventory of all the equipment used in the building and decorating of the Sanctuary: “These are the […]
A ‘BISSEL’ OF TORAH: KI TISA (EXODUS 30:11-34:35)
By Joy Scott, Am Haskalah This week’s Torah Parsha (KI TISA) begins on Mount Sinai, where God is relating to Moses some rather benign instructions, pertaining to final particulars, for completion of the Holy Sanctuary. It is expected that Moses will remain at the top of the mountain for another forty days. Here, he will […]