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BS”DVolume 39, No. 191 Adar 5785March 1, 2025 Sponsored byMrs. Rochelle Dimont and familyon the yahrzeit offather-in-law and grandfatherHarav Shmuel Elchanan ben Harav Binyomin Dimont a”h In this week’s Parashah, we read about the commandment to build a Mishkan / Tabernacle. The Gemara (Berachot 55a) relates: Betzalel, the lead artisan of the Mishkan, is named…

This dvar Torah was adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #87, Microphone on Shabbos. Good Shabbos! “And You Shall Take for Me Teruma” — Doing for Oneself When the Jewish people were commanded to bring a donation to Moshe Rabbeinu for the purpose of erecting a Mishkan…

This week we read the parsha of T’rumah–the donations of materials that were given toward the Mishkan {Tabernacle}. After listing the materials that were needed, the passuk {verse} gives the general command of: “And make for me a Mikdash {a House of Holiness} and I will dwell in your midst. [25:8]” The Medrash teaches that…

Kings I – 5 & 6 This week’s Haftorah from Kings I- 5 and 6, describes the construction of the first Bais Hamikdash. Shlomo Hamelech – King Solomon, assembled the necessary materials and laborers to accomplish this monumental task – the building of Hashem’s home! 30,000 men were conscripted into the labor force, along with…

“and stones for the settings…and the Breastplate”(25:7) Among the items to be contributed by Bnei Yisroel for the construction of the Tabernacle and the Priestly vestments were the twelve precious gems that formed the surface of the Breastplate of Judgment which was worn by the Kohein Gadol.[1] These stones are referred to collectively as the…

Abie and Benji began walking back from their visit to the Kotel, to the parking lot where their bus was due to arrive. “I’m glad that we got a chance to come here. It’s such a hot day, but I really wanted to say those Tehillim” said Abie Benji looked ahead towards their bus and…

Posted on February 25, 2025 (5785) By Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky | Series: Drasha | Level: Beginner The winged seraphs that rest atop the Aron Kodesh in the Holy of Holies are known as the cherubim. These cherubs, the Midrash explains, have the faces of innocent children — a young girl and boy. The Aron Kodesh…

There are certain character traits which a person is forbidden to accustom himself in, even in moderation. Rather, he must distance himself to the opposite extreme. One such trait is haughtiness… (Translation omitted; appeared in past classes.) So too is anger an exceedingly bad quality; one from which it is proper that one distance himself…

Posted on February 21, 2025 (5785) By Rabbi Label Lam | Series: Dvar Torah | Level: Beginner And these are the laws that you should set before them. (Shemos 21:1) Like a laid-out table (Shulchan Aruch) and prepared for a meal before them. (Mechilta) -Rashi It’s interesting to note that not one of the many…

Posted on February 21, 2025 (5785) By Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein | Series: Be’er Moshe | Level: Advanced Moshe took half the blood, and placed it in basins. Half the blood, he threw on the mizbe’ach.[2] Take notice. Just prior to this event, the Bnei Yisrael had wholeheartedly agreed to accept the Torah. “All the words…