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A Collection of Essays — Terumah 5783

Выпуск: A Collection of Essays — Terumah 5783. Темы: kashrut, family_education, relationships_shalom_bayit, health_mind, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: кашрут, кошер, kosher, kashrut, כשרות, כשר, воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, шалом байт, брак, отношения, shalom bayit, marriage, שלום בית. Some say that he was sent to tend to emigrational technicalities and to scout out housing accommodations for Jacob's large family.3 The Midrash4 offers a different take: "Judah descended to Egypt before the rest of the family in order to establish a house of study." Thus, before they had houses in which to live, they had a house in which to study. Some use the words of the Zohar as proof that building a synagogue, is included in the mitzvah of, "And you should make for Me a Temple." 3 ‫ תרומה‬- ‫בס"ד‬ The Maharik says, "It is proper to compare the donations to a synagogue to the donations for the construction of the Mishkan, because in every place, our rabbis of blessed memory, compared the synagogue to the Temple..." Although the Zohar and the Maharik speak of the synagogue, it clearly means houses of study (Beis Medrash) as well. Cherubim of Gold By Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson It's not for naught that we are called "The People of the Book." 10 ‫ תרומה‬- ‫בס"ד‬ At the inauguration of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on July 24, 1918, Chaim Weizmann, who would become Israel's first president, made the following observation: "It seems at first sight paradoxical that in a land with so sparse a population, in a land where everything still remains to be done, in a land crying out for such simple things as ploughs, roads, and harbors, we should begin by creating a center of spiritual and intellectual development."1 This telling act, as profoundly articulated by Mr. "For he shall instruct his children and household after him to keep the ways of G-d, to do charity and justice."5 11 ‫ תרומה‬- ‫בס"ד‬ It wasn't his intellectual prowess or integrity, neither was it his legendary kindness or even his spirit of activism and sacrifice that earned Abraham G-d's unique affection. 14 ‫ תרומה‬- ‫בס"ד‬ Perhaps it can be said that the Ark – and its lid – represents the Torah that it houses; while the cherubs represent the children.16 When it comes to "building" your child, so to speak – i.e., implanting within him or her a value system, mindset, worldview, e

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A Collection of Essays

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24 февраля 2023 г.

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32

Темы: kashrut, family_education, relationships_shalom_bayit, health_mind, parsha_commentary