Category: Torah/OT

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Ki Tissa

Ki Tissa covers important elements related to the high priest: Washing, anointing, and incense. It concludes with describing the Sabbath as the perpetual sign of the covenant thereby connecting the building of the Tabernacle...

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Days of the Bones (9 parts)

Days of the Bones: This is a 9-part series that examines what it means when a concubine’s bones are cut into 12 pieces and sent to all the tribes. The story, from the book...

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Locusts are not Helicopters

One of my goals this year is to tackle the book of Revelation. I have laid some groundwork over the last few years by examining the historical context and by explaining the apocalyptic language....

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The King and I

In this week’s portion, V’yigesh, And He Approached, Joseph is ruling over Egypt as Pharaoh’s representative. As vizier-in-chief, he prepared for the coming famine by conserving food from each city’s fields (every temple complex...