Parsha Trumah: Torah from the Inside Out

Hello fellow builders, The parsha (weekly Torah portion) we read this shabbat is all about haShem (god) telling Moshe (Moses) how to build the mishcan (tabernacle). It starts with haShem telling Moshe to tell the children of Yisrael to take for god a trumah (raising-up) offering from every man that has a desire in his heart to volunteer. The parsha is called Trumah for this reason. HaShem gives Moshe a list of the things that can be given for the … Continue reading

Parsha Mas’ay: Numbers in Torah

This week we finish the fourth book of the Torah, b’Meedbar (Numbers).  The final parsha (weekly Torah portion) is called Mas’ay which means travels, and the parsha starts off by reviewing 40 years of  travels by the children of Yisrael.   At the end of this review, we read that haShem (god) once again talks to Moshe (Moses) telling him to tell the people something.  This time it is what to do when they cross the Jordan river:  remove the people … Continue reading