Rav Yonoson Eibeshitz asks the following question: In the story of Purim, there is an entire mini-story within the story, involving Mordechai; Bigsan and Seresh; the king not sleeping, having the royal diaries read to him, and rewarding Mordechai with him behing led through the city streets on the royal horse; with someone (Haman, as [...]
In parshas Terumah, we are introduced for the first time to the idea of a bayis for Hashem – an actual “dwelling place” (mishkan) for the Shechina down in this world. Eventually, this evolves from a temporary dwelling place, the mishkan, into a more permanent one, a house – the Beis Hamikdash. The very concept [...]
Parshas Mishpatim is a compendium of laws and rules, mostly consisting of mitzvos that are bein odom lachaveiro. We know that the mitzvos of the Torah are generally categorized under various groupings: עשה ,לא תעשה זמן גרמא, לא הזמן גרמא מצוות התלויות בארץ, מצוות שאינן תלויות בארץ But besides assei and lo sa’aseh, the classification of bein [...]
