by Rabbi Margie Cella The fourth book of the Torah opens at Mt. Sinai, two years after the nation of Israel left Egypt; God has decided that it is time for them to head to Canaan. In preparation for the...
by Rabbi Margie Cella This week’s double parashah concludes the book of Leviticus. It begins with a description of the shemitah year, which is literally a sabbath year for the land: every...
by Rabbi Margie Cella This week we have a double parashah that discusses various states of impurity that could be experienced by individuals or found in dwellings, as well as the methods of purification...
by Rabbi Margie Cella The strange and tragic events of this week’s parashah take place on the eighth (shemini) day of the ceremony consecrating Aaron and his four sons to serve in the priesthood. In the...
by Rabbi Margie Cella This week’s parashah continues the description of the different types of sacrifices, defining seven in all. In the last chapter we read of the initiation of Aaron and his...
by Rabbi Margie Cella In this last parashah of the book of Shemot we find a full inventory of the materials collected by Bezalel for use in constructing the tabernacle and all its furnishings, as well...
by Rabbi Margie Cella In this week’s parashah, God gives very specific instructions regarding the garments that Aaron and his sons will be required to wear while serving as the spiritual leaders...
by Rabbi Margie Cella Let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. In this week’s parashah, God gave to Moses all the instructions for the construction of the tabernacle and its...
by Rabbi Margie Cella In this week’s parashah, we find some of the specifics of the covenant that God is establishing with the nation of Israel. The parashah lists 53 of the 613 mitzvot in...
by Rabbi Margie Cella Parashat Yitro is named for Moses’ father-in-law, who visited Israel in the desert, praising God and bringing a sacrifice when he heard about all that God had done to redeem...
