Dvar Torah by Avital Hirschhorn - Mechanechet Parshat Shemini This week’s Parsha, Parshat Shemini, opens up with the inauguration of the Mishkan. This is a monumental day full of unparalleled excitement and emotion for the Jewish People. The Jewish People, following Hashem’s direction, have built a physical...
Dvar Torah by Rav Yonaton Hirschhorn - Rav of MTC PARSHAT VAYAKHEL-PEKUDEI In this week’s Parsha, Parshat VaYakhel-Pikudei, the word “lev”, the Hebrew word for heart, appears 13 times. Throughout the Parsha, the Torah goes into depth explaining every single particular aspect of building the Mishkan and...
Dvar Torah by Shira Melamed - Director Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei In this week's Parsha we learn about the halachot of the Menorah in the Mishkan. From all the elements in the Mishkan, it is the Menorah that has continued to be used as a symbol of Judaism. I believe that...
Alexis Levy - Assistant Director Parshat Va'era One parsha into Sefer Shemot and we are already in the midst of the process of Yetziyat Mitzrayim. Parshat Vaera describes the first seven of the Ten Plagues – the havoc they wreak on the Egyptians and the belief in...