The Torah portion Nasso begins with a commandment from God to Moshe to take a census of the descendants of the families of Gershon and M’rari. These are two of the three Levitical families responsible for serving and carrying (nasso) the various parts of the Tabernacle as the children of Israel traveled through the wilderness. …
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May 03 2013
Torah Gemstones – B’har (on the mountain) – Leviticus 25:1-26:2
“The glory of Adonai stayed on Mount Sinai and the cloud covered it six days. On the seventh day He called to Moshe out of the cloud. To the people of Israel the glory of Adonai looked like a raging fire on the top of the mountain.” Exodus 24:16,17 One of the main themes in …
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Apr 27 2013
Torah Gemstones – Emor (say) – Leviticus 21:1-24:23
Torah Gemstones: Emor (say) Leviticus 21:1-24:23 “You shall take fine flour and you shall bake it into bake twelve loaves, two-tenths shall be for one loaf. You shall put them in two vertical arrays, six in each array upon the table that is pure before Hashem. On the day of the Shabbat and every …
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Apr 19 2013
Torah Gemstones – Acharei Mot (After Death) – Leviticus 16:1-18:30
Torah Gemstones: Acharei Mot (After death) Leviticus 16:1-18:30 This parshah contains the story of the eternal destiny of two goats at Yom Kippur and two sets of sons, one Nadab and Abihu, and the other Jacob and Esav. It all began with the death of Aharon’s two sons, Nadab and Abihu, who offered strange …
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Apr 15 2013
Torah Gemstones – Ta’zria (She Conceives) – Leviticus 12:1-13:59
Torah Gemstones: Ta’zria (she conceives) Lev 12:1-13:59 This week’s Torah portion is Ta’zria, which translates “she conceives”. The root of ta’zria is “zerah” or seed. Here we have a woman “yielding seed”, but the conundrum is that a woman does not bring forth seed at the conception of a child. The normal word for …
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Apr 05 2013
Torah Gemstones – Sh’mini – Leviticus 9:1-11:47
Torah Gemstones: Sh’mini (eighth) Leviticus 9:1-11:47 The focus for this week’s Torah portion is found in Leviticus 11:41,42. “Every creeping creature that creeps upon the ground; it is an abomination and shall not be eaten. From everything that goes on its belly (gachon)…” According to Rashi, “Everything that goes on its belly” is referring to snakes …
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Mar 29 2013
Torah Gemstones – Chol HaMoed Pesach – Exodus 33:12-34:26
Torah Gemstones: Chol HaMoed Pesach Exodus 33:12-34:26 This week’s Torah reading is actually a portion from Ki Tissa (when you take) that was chosen by the rabbis to connect to Chol haMoed Pesach or the intermediate days of Pesach. It also happens to be the exact same portion for Chol haMoed Sukkot or the …
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Mar 23 2013
Torah Gemstones – Tzav (Command) – Leviticus 6:1-8:36
Torah Gemstones: Tzav (Command) Leviticus 6:1- 8:36 The week’s portion begins with the removal of the ashes from the altar of burnt offering. Before removing these ashes, the designated Kohen (priest) put on his regular garments of linen, which were to be worn directly on his flesh. He then separated out a handful of ash …
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Mar 16 2013
Torah Gemstones – V’Yikrah (He Called) – Leviticus 1:1-5:26
Torah Gemstones: V’Yikrah (He called) Leviticus 1:1-5:26 The focus of this week’s portion is on verse seven in chapter one of V’yikra. It reads, “The descendants of Aharon, the Kohen are to put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.” A couple of things stood out to me in this verse. First, …
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Mar 02 2013
Torah Gemstones – Ki Tissa (When you Take) – Exodus 30:11-34:35
Torah Gemstones: Ki Tissa (When you Take) Sh’mot 30:11-34:35 The place of the Presence of God, represented by the Garden, the Tabernacle, and the Temple, was a picture of the honeymoon chamber where the bride and groom would consummate their marriage. Inside the garden, Adam and Chavah violated that marriage relationship by joining themselves …
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