The Torah informs us that the Ark (Aron-Exodus 25:11), the Table (Shulhan –Exodus 25:24) and the Altar of Incense (Mizbeiah Miktar Ketoret – Exodus 30:3) were all decorated with rims. Why is this so?

This week, once again, we have one of those situations where the parashah starts and ends in the middle of Christian chapters. Note that the Masoretic text does clearly mark Exod 30:10 with a פ as the ...

More than 3,500 years ago, God told Moses to build a portable tabernacle, a place where the Israelites could worship while wandering in the wilderness. The Old Testament book of Exodus tells the story ...

According to the Bible, the Tabernacle or Tent of Congregation was a portable sanctuary carried by the Israelite's on their ventures into the wilderness. The word Tabernacle (Mishkan) stems from the ...

We read in this week’s parsha (Torah portion): Takefrom among you gifts to the L ; everyonewhose heart so moves him shall bring them—gifts for the Lord: gold, silver, and copper;ablue, purple, and ...