Leviticus 16:1 And יהוה spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron when they offered sacrifices before יהוה and died; 2 And יהוה said to Moses, speak to Aaron your brother, so that he does not come at all times into the sacred place within the veil before the mercy seat which is upon the Ark, …
TAZRIA (tzara’at) / METZORA (one being diseased)
Leviticus 13:1 And יהוה spoke to Moses and Aaron saying, 2 When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a שְׂאֵת lifted up of (rising) a scab, or a bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of tzara’at (leprosy); then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest, or to …
Vayak’hel (He Assembles) / P’kudei (Accounts)
In this portion, Moses addresses the entire nation and charges them with the privilege of building the Tabernacle. Much of the text is a repetition of the directions given in the previous chapters. Israel’s ability to create a setting for יהוה’s Presence is a measure of its greatness and, indeed, a primary reason for its very existence. Its future history …
VAYESHEV (and he settled)
Genesis 37:1 And Jacob lived in the land, where his father was a stranger in the land of Canaan. C-MATS Question: Where did Jacob pasture his flocks? Their flocks and herds they fed daily in Shechem, for there was in those days good and fat pasture, but Jacob and his sons and their entire household dwelt in the valley of …
VAYERA (and he appeared)
Genesis 18:1 And יהוה appeared to him in the plains of Mamre (vigor/lusty): and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day (healing from his circumcision). C-MATS Question: Who came to Abraham first? And יהוה appeared to him (in spirit) in the plains of Mamre. C-MATS Question: Why did יהוה come to visit Abraham? It was …