Insights on the Parsha It’s (Never) Too Little and (Never) Too Late by Rabbi Ozer Alport ועשו ארון עצי שטים “And they shall make an Ark of acacia wood.” (Shemot 25:10) Parshat Terumah introduces us to the Mishkan (Tabernacle) which G-d commanded the Jewish people to build as a resting place for the Shechinah (Divine…
Insights on the Parsha More than Good Behavior by Rabbi Ozer Alport כל אלמנה ויתום לא תענון. אם ענה תענה אתו כי אם צעק יצעק אלי שמע אשמע צעקתו “You shall not cause pain to any widow or orphan. If you [dare to] cause him pain – for if he shall cry out to Me,…
Insights on the Parsha by Yehonasan Gefen כל אלה שבטי ישראל שנים עשר וזאת אשר דבר להם אביהם ויברך אותם איש אשר כברכתו ברך אתם “…And this is what their father spoke to them and he blessed them; he blessed each according to his appropriate blessing.” (Bereishit 49:28) In his last act, Jacob’s blessed his…