Category Archives: Exodus

HOW MANY EXILES? – Pekudey – Ex.38 -40 by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

HOW MANY EXILES? – Pekudey – Ex.38 -40 by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           This week the Book of Exodus concludes with an elaborate description of the process of assembling the Tabernacle and initiating its ritual.  After a year of wandering in the desert, on … Continue reading

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ENOUGH ALREADY! – Vayak’hel – Ex. 35-38:20 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

ENOUGH ALREADY! – Vayak’hel – Ex. 35-38:20 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           Many events chronicled in the Torah are first-time, and will reoccur again and again throughout history.  Battles between tribes, domestic quarrels, slavery, rebellion – they all repeat themselves the world over.  One … Continue reading

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A HAMMER, A CHISEL AND — A LOOM? Kee Tissa — Ex. 31 By Rabbi Baruch Cohon

A HAMMER, A CHISEL AND — A LOOM? Kee Tissa — Ex. 31 This week’s Torah reading includes a variety of subjects, from the first census of the people of Israel to the structure of their first house of worship, … Continue reading

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PURE OIL – Tetzaveh – Ex. 27:20ff – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

PURE OIL – Tetzaveh – Ex. 27:20ff – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           The section called Tetzaveh – “You command” – which we read this week starts with a description of the fuel for the Eternal Light to be kindled in the holy Tabernacle in … Continue reading

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LAWS AND ORDERS – Mishpatim, Ex. 21-24 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

LAWS AND ORDERS – Mishpatim, Ex. 21-24 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           Last week’s Torah reading gave us principles of right and wrong in the Ten Commandments.  This week we go into detail with a basic code of law — what to do, … Continue reading

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