Parashat Teruma begins with the com- mand, “Ve’yikhu Li Teruma,” instructing Beneh Yisrael to do- nate materials for the construction of the Mishkan. Curiously, rather than commanding Beneh Yisrael to “give” or “donate” materials, Hashem commands them to “take...
Parashat Terumah presents the laws for the construction of the Mishkan, which Hashem introduces with the fa- mous command, לי ועשו – מקדש- ושכנתי בתוכם “They shall make for Me a Sanctuary, and I will reside in their...
You Shall Have A Dream At the end of the description of the Menorah, the pasuk [verse] says, “(U’Re-ay v’asay...
On Purim, we send gifts of food to friends, in fulfillment of the verse “U-mishlo’ach manos ish le-rei’ehu, and of sending portions a man to his fellow” (Esther 9:22). Mishlo’ach manos is one of the mitzvos of Purim. We...
May one buy cut fruit from a store that does not have a Hechsher? No! We get this question all the time. People are invited all the time to meetings in non-kosher places and they obviously know they can’t...
Towards the end of Parashat Mishpatim, we read of Beneh Yisrael’s enthusiastic reaction when Moshe told them that they would be receiv- ing the Torah, making the famous procla- mation, “Na’aseh Ve’nishma” – “We will do and we...
HONESTY IS THE TORAH POLICY The pasuk states in this week’s parsha, “From a matter of falsehood distance yourself.” [Shemos 23:7] This is the Torah’s admonition about being truthful and honest. The commentaries point out that this is...
Parashat Mishpatim contains one of the most famous pesukim in the entire Torah – Beneh Yisrael’s declaration of will We – “נעשה ונשמע do and we will hear.” This declaration, which was made at the time of...
I. Ferries on Shabbos There have been times in history when Jewish communities have settled on different sides of a river. The question arose whether people could cross the river on Shabbos. Of course, if there is a...
