Shemini (5774) – Reticence vs. Impetuosity
It should have been a day of joy. The Israelites had completed the mishkan, the sanctuary. For seven days Moses … Read more
Parsha: Shemini
Shemini (5773) – Fire: Holy and Unholy
The shock is immense. For several weeks and many chapters – the longest prelude in the Torah – we have … Read more
Shemini (5772) – Food for thought
The second half of Exodus and the first part of Leviticus form a carefully structured narrative. The Israelites are commanded … Read more
Shemini (5771) – Spontaneity: Good or Bad?
Shmini tells the tragic story of how the great inauguration of the tabernacle, a day about which the sages said … Read more
Shemini (5770) – Thought for Food
The second half of Exodus and the first part of Leviticus form a carefully structured narrative. The Israelites are commanded … Read more
Shemini (5769) – Between Hope and Humanity
It should have been the great day of celebration. The Tabernacle – Israel’s first collective house of worship – was … Read more
Shemini (5768) – The Light of Holiness
The great moment has come. For seven days – beginning on the 23rd Adar – Moses had consecrated Aaron and the … Read more
