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Parshat Vayakhel

Parsha

Preparing for the Jewish Fiscal Year - Parshat Vayakhel / Shekalim

By Rav Yitzchak Korn

The fiscal year in the Beit Hamikdash starts on Rosh Chodesh Nissan.

The Hebrew Identity

Vayaq’hel: Actualizing The Mishkan

By Rav Yehuda Hakohen

If Dan is the extreme expression of Yosef in the same way that Shimon is of Yehuda, what was the importance of appointing tribesmen of Yehuda and Dan to lead the construction of the Mishkan?

Am Segula

Parshat Vayakhel - Real Hebrew Leadership

By Rav Yehuda Hakohen

The melekh does not actually rule over Israel but rather embodies the mission and aspirations of his nation to the extent that he becomes a microcosm of the entire Jewish people and his personal identity is absorbed into Israel’s collective national identity.

Ask the Rabbi

Q & A: Tying Knots On Shabbat (Part III)

By Rabbi Yaakov Klass

Question: My son recently stopped wearing a necktie and lace-up shoes on Shabbat. He explained that he doesn’t want to transgress the prohibition against tying knots on Shabbat. Is tying a necktie or shoelaces really forbidden? “A Mother in Israel” (Via E-Mail)

Ask the Rabbi

Q & A: Tying Knots On Shabbat (Part II)

By Rabbi Yaakov Klass

Question: My son recently stopped wearing a necktie and lace-up shoes on Shabbat. He explained that he doesn’t want to transgress the prohibition against tying knots on Shabbat. Is tying a necktie or shoelaces really forbidden? “A Mother in Israel” (Via E-Mail)

Ask the Rabbi

Q & A: Tying Knots On Shabbat (Part I)

By Rabbi Yaakov Klass

Question: My son recently stopped wearing a necktie and lace-up shoes on Shabbat. He explained that he doesn’t want to transgress the prohibition against tying knots on Shabbat. Is tying a necktie or shoelaces really forbidden? “A Mother in Israel” (Via E-Mail)

Serials

Getzlight - Chapter I

By Ruchama Feuerman

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