V’yigash: Goshen, Chanukah and the Temple
This week’s portion is packed full of some of the most amazing connections to the Messiah; some are obvious and some not. So here is a rather unique perspective on the land of Goshen...
Foundations in Torah Dr. Dinah Dye
Mikketz: And Now the End is Near
One of the most important patterns in Scripture is the concept of the “Two Ages.” Understanding this gives us a window into how the sages viewed the Temple. They saw these ages as overlapping...
V’yashav: The Coat of the Righteous in the World to Come.
Perhaps one of the most enduring images in the Bible is Joseph’s coat of many colors. How many of us have put this picture up on a flannel board for a Sunday school class?...
V’yishlach: Rolling, Rolling, Rolling, Keep that Minchah Rolling
My attention was drawn in this week’s portion to the continual word play between the words for “favor,” “tribute,” and “camp.” It is something only seen and heard in the Hebrew language itself. An...
Jacob, A Perfect Ten
Parshah Vayeitzei – Genesis 28:10-32:3 The imagery of the Temple is captured in the “place” Jacob laid his head and in the service he performed in the Holy of Holies as High Priest. Although...
Two Kingdoms in Conflict from Birth
The oldest conflict in the world begins in the garden where the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil serve as metaphors for two opposing kingdoms, the Kingdom...
The Temple Series
This series lays the groundwork for understanding some of the most important aspects of the Temple. The three sessions, Foundation of the House, The House that God Built and the Temple is a Body,...
Why is Isaac in the Field?
“Now Isaac came from having come to B’ir Lachai Ro’i (Well of the Vision of Life) for he dwelt in the land of the south. Isaac went out to pray in the field (l’su’ach...
Lech Lecha: The Spreading Out of the True Seed
The Torah portion, Lech Lecha, lays out the promise God made to Abraham and his seed. The context of this promise deals with the backdrop of the Temple. The House of God on earth...
Beresheet: In the Beginning
The Foundation Stone – “Even Shetiyah” The key to the ministry of “Foundations in Torah” is connected to the foundation stone (even shetiyah) of the Temple, which is said to be the bedrock in...