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Tetzaveh (You are to Command) 0

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Tetzaveh (You are to Command)

Torah Gemstones:  Tetzaveh (You are to command) Sh’mot 27:20-30:10   God commanded Moshe to speak to all the “wise of heart” saying, “I have filled them with a Spirit of wisdom”.  Who were the...

Terumah 0

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Terumah

Torah Gemstones:  Terumah (Contributions) Sh’mot 25:1-27:19   They shall make for me a Sanctuary (MIKDASH from kodesh or holy) and I will dwell (SHEKAN) in their midst like everything that I show you the...

Mishpatim 2

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Mishpatim

Torah Gemstones:  Mishpatim (Ordinances) Exodus 21:1-24:18 The concluding passages in this Torah portion contain some rather mystical elements.  This week the focus is on the description of Moshe ascending the mountain and coming into...

Yitro (Jethro) 4

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Yitro (Jethro)

Torah Gemstones:  Yitro (Jethro) Sh’mot (Exodus) 18:1-20:23   So just who is Yitro (Jethro) and what is so significant about his position and relationship to Moshe?  He is one of the more interesting characters...

B’shallach (When he sent out) 4

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B’shallach (When he sent out)

Torah Gemstones:  B’shallach (after he had let go) Sh’mot (Exodus) 13:17-17:16 The word of the week is בקע (bakah), which means “to split”, as in the sea splitting in two.  It is also translated...

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Bo (Go)

Torah Gemstones:  Bo (Go) Shemot (Exodus) 10:1-13:16 This week we’ll connect the locust plague in Exodus with the locusts that came up out of the abyss in the Book of Revelation. So whom might...

Va’era (I appeared) 0

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Va’era (I appeared)

Torah Gemstones – Va’era (I appeared) Exodus 6:2-9:35 What’s in a Name might be an appropriate title for this week’s portion, Va’era.  Why did God say He appeared to the patriarchs as El Shaddai...

Sh’mot (Names) 2

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Sh’mot (Names)

Torah Gemstones Sh’mot (Names) Exodus 1:1-6:1 Although Sh’mot is translated Exodus it really means “names”.  This week’s portion begins with the names of the children of Israel who entered Egypt with Jacob.  In addition,...