Parashat Vayakhel begins with Moshe Rabbenu assembling Beneh Yisrael to convey to them the commands for the building of the Mishkan. But before speaking about the Mishkan, Moshe first told the people that they must observe Shabbat each...
Why Didn’t the Mishkan Have a Spare Parts Warehouse? The Torah says that after Moshe told the people to donate to the Mishkan, the voluntary donations surpassed the amount of material required. Moshe Rabbeinu had to tell them to...
Once again, we are beginning to engage in the gigantic task of cleaning our homes of chometz, of leaven, searching in earnest every nook and cranny of our possessions for those forbidden crumbs! It behooves us to understand...
It is known that we must have hakaras hatov. When someone does you a favor, you must feel indebted to him, seek to help him, and certainly never harm him. We are even obligated to have hakaras hatov towards...
Why is mechirat chametz for a supermarket that continues to sell chametz during Pesach a valid sale? It isn’t. The regular mechiras chometz that you and I do does not work for a Jewish...
The Torah in Parashat Vayakhel relates how Beneh Yisrael responded Rabbi Eli Mansour enthusiastically to Moshe’s call for donations to the Mishkan. The people generously donated all the materials that were needed for the Mishkan’s construction, which included precious...
Purim is behind us. What’s left of the shalach manos goodies are packed away. The costumes are in storage bins, and now we are getting ready to make Pesach. “Shloshim yom lifnei ha’chag, thirty...
INGREDIENTS: 2 spaghetti squash 1 red pepper 1 onion 1 14.5 oz can fire roasted, diced tomatoes with garlic 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese DIRECTIONS: Cut and scoop out the seeds from two spaghetti squashes . Season...
Preserving a Letter There is something very intriguing about these parshios Vayakhel & Pekudei. Anybody even slightly familiar with the Torah is aware of its unique conciseness. Complete sagas, rich, complex, and profound, are often depicted in a few short...
Now that Purim is behind us, the countdown to Pesach has official begun complete with its angst, anxiety, stress, and Sadly, many people associate Pesach with backbreaking work, exorbitant expenses, endless preparation, and bread deprivation. It is not unusual...