This week I am excited to have a guest blog from my son Hillel Steinmetz, who is currently studying at Yeshivat Maale Gilboa in Israel. Shabbat Shalom. Parshat Toldot Man's natures have been classically divided into two. There is the intellectual man and the...
Recipe for Parshat Tetzaveh
Parshat Tetzveh discusses the garments the Kohanim (priests) and Kohen Gadol (high priest) wore when they did the service in the Tabernacle. One of the most special items the Kohen Gadol wore was the Choshen. It was a square (approx. 10″), made out of multiple...
The Mishkan – Parshat Terumah
“And you will make for me a holy dwelling and I will dwell amidst them.” This week’s parsha contains the detailed description or blueprint for building the Tabernacle. If we examine the above verse written in the Torah, God says that he wants the Israelites to build...
Recipe for Parshat Terumah
Parsha Recipe – Terumah (No calories on Shabbat!) This week’s Torah reading focuses on the construction of the Mishkan (tabernacle). The Torah details the precise measurements and materials to be used in the construction of the Mishkan. According to Midrash each of...
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Parshat Toldot- The Story of Jacob and Esav
Our parsha is centered on the lives of the twins of Isaac and Rebecca. The twins are different in every way. One afternoon after a long day of hunting, Esav sells his birthright to inherit the possessions of his father, to his brother Jacob for a pot of red, lentil...
Parsha recipe Idea for Chayei Sara
This week’s parsha includes the story of finding a suitable bride for Isaac. Eliezer, Abraham’s servant, is told to go to Abraham’s place of birth to look for a wife for his only son Isaac. Eliezer asks Abraham how he will know which young girl to choose. Abraham...
Weekly Torah Portion: Vayera – Abraham – Defining Chessed
Abraham’s most prominent virtue is loving kindness, or “chesed” in Hebrew. We read about two events in this week’s Torah reading that exemplify this. At the beginning of the Parsha, Abraham greets strangers passing by his tent and extends his hospitality toward them....