And you shall command the children of Israel, and they shall take to you pure olive oil, crushed for lighting, to kindle the lamps continually. I currently have boxes full of menorahs in my living ...

Then I remembered the first two verses of the next Parsha, Tetzaveh, which concerns the lighting of the Menorah, arguably the most central implement in the Mishkan, the one that would be a ...

These tensions are not new—Parshah Tetzaveh presents a similar challenge. This Torah portion (Exodus 27:20–30:10) describes the appointment of Aaron and his sons as the exclusive Kohanim.

Parashah of the week: Tetzaveh “And they shall know that I the Eternal am their God, who brought them out from the land of Egypt that I might dwell among them — I, the Eternal, their God ...

Aaron must burn incense on it when he kindles the wicks of the lamps in the afternoon—a continual offering of incense before God throughout your generations. ~ Exodus 30:8 and the other towards ...

The Ner Ma’aravi, being closest to the Shechinah, symbolizes the Torah. The Torah was given to humans, not to angels. As humans, we cannot study Torah twenty-four hours a day. We need time off ...

One may wonder why Parshat Tetzave starts at the end of Perek כז, with the oil for the Menora, which was already mentioned in the beginning of Teruma (שמן למאור) it would probably make ...

This week, in Parashat Tetzaveh, the Rabbi delved into two unique commandments in the Torah: the bringing of pure olive oil for the Menorah and the daily Korban Tamid sacrifice. He posed a ...

This week's Torah portion of Tetzaveh introduces us to the world of the kohanim, the priestly descendants of Aaron, and their garments of glory. Nowhere else does the Torah give such elaborate ...

Parashat Tetzaveh provides us with complete instructions for fashioning the garments of the Kohen Gadol, a challenge successfully taken up by the Temple Institute. This coming Shabbat we read ...