Weekly Parsha Thoughts

The passuk states “ויבאו כל איש אשר נשאו לבו וכל אשר נדבה רוחו אתו הביאו את תרומת ה’.” Who are the נשאו לבו and נדבה רוחו? Onkelos translates נשאו לבו as “his heart had interest.” The Nefesh HaGer says, this is the... Read More

Hashem sanctified the first-borns of Bnei Yisrael in Mitzrayim when He smote the first-born Mitzri’im and saved the first born of Yisrael. After Bnei Yisrael sinned by the golden calf, Hashem separated the Levi’im from Bnei Yisrael, elevated them, and sanctified them... Read More

The passuk states “ועשית על שוליו רמני… על שוליו סביב ופעמני זהב בתוכם סביב and you shall make on its bottom, pomegranates… on its bottom around, and gold bells בתוכם around.” What does the Torah mean, to make gold bells בתוכם? Onkelos... Read More

The passuk states “אבני שהם ואבני מִלֻּאִ֑ים לאפוד ולחושן.” Rashi explains there were 2 shoham stones for the Eifod and there were 12 milu’im stones for the Choshen. A gold-setting called משבצות was made like a groove, in which the stones were... Read More

The passuk states “לא תשא את שם ה’ אלקיך לשוא כי לא ינקה ה’ את אשר ישא את שמו לשוא.” Simply this means “Do not swear in the name of Hashem for naught, since Hashem will not make innocent he who will... Read More

After letting Bnei Yisrael go, Pharaoh and the Mitzri’im chased after them. Bnei Yisrael saw the Mitzri’im traveling after them and became frightened. The passuk states “ויצעקו בני ישראל אל ה’ and Bnei Yisrael screamed out to Hashem.” Rashi explains, Yisrael took... Read More