Parsha Trumah: A Torah on the Infinite within the Finite

The name of this week’s parsha (Torah portion) is Trumah.  I received a request (hi mom 🙂 ) to include the name of the weekly parsha, so there it is. The parshas are named from the first significant word in them. The word Trumah has as its root the word Rom, which means to raise up and is the word used to designate certain tithes that only the priests (the cohanim in Hebrew) and their families can eat.  Or, in … Continue reading

A Deeper Meaning to the 3 Weeks and Tisha b’Av

I hope everybody has been enjoying their summer.  Currently we are in the Jewish month of Tammuz, in the middle of a period called:  The 3 weeks.  This is a 3 week period from the 17th of Tammuz until the 9th of the month of Av, and it is the worst period of time in the Jewish year wheel.  Both days are fast days and the 9th of Av (tisha b’Av) is the day that the 2 temples got destroyed, … Continue reading