Mar 26, 2026
Pesach | Miriam's Vital Role in the Redemption, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
Miriam is a somewhat difficult character to follow in the text; she is first presented anonymously, watching over her baby brother until he is safely brought back home to be nursed by their mother, then appears as the "prophetess, sister of Aharon"...
Mar 22, 2026
Vayikra | 5786 | "I am first and I am last", by Rav Eli Weber
Yeshayahu 43:21 - 44:23
Why do we offer korbanot?
Mar 12, 2026
Pekudei | 5786 | Then Shlomo assembled the elders of Yisrael, by Rav Eli Weber
The Inauguration of Beit Hamikdash. 1 Melakhim 7:51 - 8:1-21
Mar 11, 2026
Vayakhel | Shemot 35:3 and the Karaites, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
What is development of the Karaite-Rabbanite dispute about fire on Shabbat?
The opening passage of Parashat Vayakhel includes Moshe's reminder to observe Shabbat and a singular mention of the prohibition of kindling a fire on Shabbat - לא תבערו...
Mar 5, 2026
Ki Tisa | After the Fall: Recovenanting, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
Why are the Luchot consistently referenced as "Luchot Even"?
In the aftermath of the חטא העגל - the sin of the golden calf - God commits to a (new?) covenant, one which inheres compassion and forgiveness, predicated on contrition and repentance....