Tazria (She Conceives) (Leviticus) Vayikra 12-13 Haftorah Reading: II Kings 4:42-5:19 This week we continue on with the laws of clean and unclean which began in chapter 11 with clean and unclean animals. I want us to begin our time with what it means to be clean or unclean.  The word for clean in Hebrew, […]

1.What do you think was G-d’s purpose for the kosher laws? a. The kosher laws were to set the people apart,  b. to keep them from being assimilated into the pagan world around them.   c. It was teaching them to live by G-d’s plan, to live in G-d’s framework.   d. Also the kosher laws teach […]

Tzav (Command) Leviticus 6:8-8:36  1.The first verse of the Torah section begins with the word, Tzav. In English this word means “Command.”  What is interesting is that this word is used rather than some other Hebrew word that would mean to tell or to speak. Why do you think G-d began with such a strong word? […]

P’Kudei (Accounts) Sh’mot (Exodus) 38:21-40:38 1.In Sh’mot 38:21 we read, “The tabernacle, the tabernacle of testimony.” Usually when the Torah makes double use of a word it is making a deeper point. I think the Torah is speaking of the earthly Tabernacle as being a shadow of the heavenly. This sounds really similar to Hebrews […]