Exodus 27:20 וְאַתָּה And you will command אֶת־ Children of Israel that they bring you pure olive oil beaten for the light, so that the lamp will burn continuously. 21 In the Tabernacle of the Congregation outside the veil, which is in front of the testimony, shall order אֹתֹו it (him), Aaron and his sons will keep it burning from …
Torah Lesson: TERUMAH (offerings)
Exodus 25:1 And יהוה spoke to Moses saying, 2 Speak to the Children of Israel so that they will bring Me an offering: you will take אֶת־ My offering מֵאֵת from every man who gives it willingly from his heart. C-MATS Question: God instructs Moses to collect gifts from the Israelites in order to build a Tabernacle so that God …
MISHPATIM (ordinances of the court)
Exodus 21:1 Now these are the judgments which you will set before them. C-MATS Question: What is the civil law? The civil laws are an extension of the Tenth Commandment: Do not covet. In order to know what he may not covet, one must know the rights and property of others. Torah now goes on to begin defining what it …
YITHRO (Jethro)
Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law suggests a system for establishing lower courts to settle disputes; Elohim speaks the Ten Commandments to the Children of Israel amidst fire, smoke, and the sound of the shofar. Exodus 18:1 When heard of Jethro, the priest of Midian, father in law of Moses, את all that Elohim had done for Moses and for Israel his people …
B’SHALACH (when he let go)
Exodus 13:17 And it came to pass when let goPharaoh את־ the people go, that Elohim led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; because Elohim said, Perhaps the people will change their minds when they see war and they will return to Egypt. C-MATS Question: Why did יהוה take his people …