March 28, 2025 | 28 Adar, 5785 | Torah Portion: Pekudei, Exodus 38:21-40:38 | Haftorah: Parshas HaChodesh: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18
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Betzalel…did everything that Hashem commanded Moshe.
Isn’t the point really that Betzalel did everything that Hashem commanded? How does ...read more
The Bayis is the Foundation of Bnei Yisroel
This dvar Torah was adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: Tape # 805, ...read more
Doubly Trustworthy
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Volume 39, No. 23
29 Adar 5785
March 29, 2025
Sponsored by Gilla and Harold Saltzman in memory of his father Yosef Noach ben Yitzchak ...read more
Accountable
IT IS INTERESTING that accounting should be a part of Torah. Torah is the word of God, our instructions for living. It is so holy that if a ...read more
Haftorah Commentary Parshas Pekudei
Melachim I 7:51–8:21
Attributing Credit to its Rightful Source This week’s Haftarah recounts the ecstatic moment when Shlomo Hamelech completed ...read more
Struggle as an End in Itself
In Parshas Vayakhel, all of the vessels of the mishkan and the mishkan itself are fashioned. Pekudei, completes the Sefer of Shemos. Pekudei, ...read more
A Golden Opportunity
"...These are the things that Hashem commanded, to do them"(35:1)
Moshe assembles the entire nation and charges them with the thirty-nine ...read more
A House of Hearts
If we were to count up all the verses in the Torah that describe the construction of the Mishkan in minute detail, beginning with Parashas ...read more
Exactly Redundant
In the final Torah portion that details the completion of the Mishkan, an expression that describes the accomplishment is repeated over and ...read more
Exiting in Torah Style
The entire assembly of the Bnei Yisrael exited from before Moshe[2]
Isn’t this pointing out the obvious? From where else could they exit? They ...read more
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Chapter 2, Law 4(b) – Silence and the Road to Self-Discovery
A person should always accustom himself to keeping silent (lit., 'should increase his silence'). He should speak only of matters of wisdom or ...read more
Chapter 6, Mishna 6: The 48 Ways: 32 – Back to Nature
Torah is greater than priesthood and kingship, for kingship is acquired with 30 qualities, priesthood is acquired with 24, whereas the Torah is ...read more
Chapter 2, Law 4(a) – Speech: Expressions of the Soul
A person should always accustom himself to keeping silent (lit., 'should increase his silence'). He should speak only of matters of wisdom or ...read more
Chapter 6, Mishna 6: The 48 Ways: 30-31: The Big Picture
Torah is greater than priesthood and kingship, for kingship is acquired with 30 qualities, priesthood is acquired with 24, whereas the Torah is ...read more
Chapter 2, Law 3(d) – The Anger of Sadness
There are certain character traits which a person is forbidden to accustom himself in, even in moderation. Rather, he must distance himself to ...read more
Chapter 6, Mishna 6: The 48 Ways: 28-29: Love of G-d
Torah is greater than priesthood and kingship, for kingship is acquired with 30 qualities, priesthood is acquired with 24, whereas the Torah is ...read more
Chapter 2, Law 3(c) – Anger and Self-Worship
There are certain character traits which a person is forbidden to accustom himself in, even in moderation. Rather, he must distance himself to ...read more
Chapter 6, Mishna 6: The 48 Ways: 26-27 – Impacting Others — and Ourselves
Torah is greater than priesthood and kingship, for kingship is acquired with 30 qualities, priesthood is acquired with 24, whereas the Torah is ...read more
Modim: The Essential Need for Thanks
Last class, we continued reviewing the final bracha of Shemoneh Esrai and briefly discussed prayer tips for Modim, the seminal expression of ...read more
Chapter 2, Law 3(b) – Arrogance vs. Self-Awareness
There are certain character traits which a person is forbidden to accustom himself in, even in moderation. Rather, he must distance himself to ...read more
