March 16, 2026 | 27 Adar, 5786 | Torah Portion: Vayikra, Torah Reading Info | Haftorah: Haftorah Info
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These are the accountings of the Mishkan, the Mishkan of testimony…²
Rashi is troubled by the repetition of the word Mishkan. Why say it twice? ...read more
Bowing to Idolaty
Vayakheil Pekudei, Parshas Hachodesh
Is the Torah Written in Order?
There are different Medrashim as to whether the Torah is in written in ...read more
The Impact of Kedusha
These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: # 585, The ...read more
Holy Places
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Volume 40, No. 22
25 Adar 5786
March 14, 2026
Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Jules Meisler in memory of his father Irving Meisler ...read more
Garbage on Shabbos
The Story
Dovid and Yossi were leaving their shul with their mother on Shabbat morning, in order to prepare for lunch. Suddenly, the rabbi ...read more
What’s in a Name?
This weeks parsha, Vayakhel, deals primarily with two issues: Shabbos and the mishkan. We are once again commanded to observe shabbos, and ...read more
Parshas Vayakhel – Pekudei
M'lochim I, 7:51-8
This week's haftorah describes the glorious moment when Shlomo Hamelech completed the construction of the Bais Hamikdash. He ...read more
Iran and the Mishkan
How many times when learning about the Mishkan did you say to yourself, “This is exactly what the war with Iran is about?” If even once, I’d ...read more
Divine Accounting
“He said, ‘I will pass all My goodness before you, and I will proclaim the name Hashem before you. I will show favor when I choose to show ...read more
Otherworldly
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Volume 40, No. 21
18 Adar 5786
March 7, 2026
Sponsored by Mrs. Loretta Sadwin in memory of her mother-in-law Baila Brayna bat Yaakov ...read more
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Chapter 1, Mishna 5(a): Charity Begins at Home
Yossi ben (son of) Yochanan of Jerusalem said: Let your house be open wide, let the poor be members of your household, and do not chatter ...read more
Chapter 1, Mishna 4: Purpose of Rabbis
Yossi ben (son of) Yo'ezer of Ts'raidah and Yossi ben Yochanan of Jerusalem received [the transmission] from them. Yossi ben Yo'ezer used to ...read more
Chapter 5, Law 9 – Clothing for the Soul
The dress of the Torah scholar should be respectable (lit., 'nice') and clean. There must not be found on his clothes a stain, grease or the ...read more
Chapter 1, Mishna 3: Living the Impossible
Antignos of Socho received [the transmission] from Shimon the Righteous. He used to say: Do not be as servants who serve the Master to receive ...read more
Chapter 1, Mishna 2: Patterns of the Universe
Shimon the Righteous was of the last survivors of the Men of the Great Assembly. He used to say, the world is based upon three things: on Torah, ...read more
Chapter 1, Mishna 1(c): The Age of Wisdom
Moses received the Torah from Sinai and transmitted it Joshua. Joshua transmitted it to the Elders, the Elders to the Prophets, and the Prophets ...read more
Chapter 5, Law 7(d) – Truth versus Peace
(End of Law 7, earlier parts quoted in previous classes):
He [the Torah scholar] should not speak dishonestly (lit., 'change his words'), nor ...read more
Chapter 1, Mishna 1(b) : The First Commandment: Know Yourself
Moses received the Torah from Sinai and transmitted it Joshua. Joshua transmitted it to the Elders, the Elders to the Prophets, and the Prophets ...read more
Chapter 5, Law 7(c) – Understanding Man, Part II
(Middle of Law 7; beginning quoted in class 7(a))
If [the Torah scholar] sees his words will benefit [others] and be heard, he should say ...read more
Chapter 1, Mishna 1(a): Who Gave the Rabbis the Right…
Moses received the Torah from Sinai and transmitted it Joshua. Joshua transmitted it to the Elders, the Elders to the Prophets, and the Prophets ...read more
