Category Archives: Torah Study

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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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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WHO IS JETHRO? – Yitro, Ex.18-20 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

WHO IS JETHRO? – Yitro, Ex.18-20 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           Of the five books of the Torah, the figure of Moses dominates four.  His birth, his youth in the palace, his rediscovery of his people’s pain, and the hot temper that caused … Continue reading

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