The opening words of Parshat Tetzaveh are: “You shall further instruct the Israelites to bring you clear oil of beaten olives for lighting, for kindling a Ner Tamid” (Exodus 27:20) ...

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One may wonder why Parshat Tetzave starts at the end of Perek כז, with the oil for the Menora, which was already mentioned in the beginning of Teruma (שמן למאור) it would probably make ...

Then I remembered the first two verses of the next Parsha, Tetzaveh, which concerns the lighting of the Menorah, arguably the most central implement in the Mishkan, the one that would be a ...

I believe the crushed olive in this parsha is a hint to the Jewish people. Looking over the wide swath of history, who are the people who arguably suffered the most? The Jewish people. And who has ...

Parashat Tetzaveh provides us with complete instructions for fashioning the garments of the Kohen Gadol, a challenge successfully taken up by the Temple Institute. This coming Shabbat we read ...