Question: Why do we celebrate the Feast of Sukkot? The Festival of Sukkot commemorates the shelter that יהוה provided the Israelite people in the Wilderness, and an essential part of the Sukkot service is to recall that shelter. Sukkot responds to the joy of knowing that your sins were forgiven during Yom Kippur and recalling the miraculous provision and care …
Emor (Speak to the Kohen)
This Torah portion gives the laws for the Kohanim, whose Divine service places upon them a particular responsibility to maintain higher standards of righteous behavior and purity. Leviticus 21:1 And יהוה said to Moses, speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron וְאָמַרְתָּ and you say to them, No priest will be defiled for the dead among his people. C-MATS …
Ki Tissa (When You take)
Exodus 30:15 The rich will not give more and the poor will not give less than half a shekel, when they give אֶת־ an offering to יהוה to make atonement for your souls. C-MATS Question: Why did יהוה say this? People differ in their intellect, character, and talents, in the quantity of their material resources and the quality of their …