Rabbi Mendy Hecht is the rabbi of Orchard Street Shul in New Haven, CT.
This week’s Torah Portion- Parashat Tetzaveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10) – continues giving us the instructions concerning the tabernacle, focusing on the role of the priesthood. Our discussion examines lighting of the Menorah and the detailed description of the lavish garments worn by the priests.
Previous Torah Talks on Tetzave:
There’s a sense of being in the thicket again, screaming while an indifferent — or worse — crowd walks on.
“Why must I be Jewish in today’s world?” Amidst the ongoing conflict in Israel, with antisemitism once again on the rise, this question is beginning to worm into the minds of a new generation of young Jews.
Today, what we are witnessing on college campuses across the nation is an entirely new breed of the old antisemitic tropes that have waxed and waned on the battlefield of the American academy.
Last week, anti-Israel protesters descended onto UCLA’s campus, set up “encampments” and posted their demands to the University’s leadership.
The legacy media continue to treat “pro-Palestinian” protesters with kid gloves, while depicting Israel as the bully terrorizing the neighborhood.
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