Menorah
Behaaloscha – Lighting Hashem’s Flame
Why is the idea of the mitzvah raising me up specifically taught in regards to the menorah? What is the connection between the soul and the flame/menorah? Why is Moshe unable to fashion the menorah even after precise instructions, while Betzalel is able to intuitively fashion it? What does it mean that Betzalel stands in…
Read MoreBehaaloscha – Shining God's Light
Why does Hashem command the Jewish people to light candles in the Tabernacle if God does not need our light? What is the significance of the ‘pure olive oil’ that is used to light the menorah? Why does Moshe have to find it so difficult to form the shape of the menorah from gold? How…
Read MoreTetzaveh – Do We Have Free Will?
If God is all-knowing, how do we have free will? What is the significance of the miracle of the western candle of the menorah that always stayed lit? Why did the kohen gadol start lighting and end lighting there? What is the significance of the fact that Moshe could not succeed in forming the menorah?…
Read MoreBo – Willingness vs Defiance
Why does the Ramban say that the plague of Locusts is the one we are to tell over to our children? Why does Hashem describe this plague as the one which shows how He has made a mockery of Egypt? What is the lesson of Pharaoh’s defiance? Why does Moshe find it difficult to understand…
Read MoreBehaaloscha – Doing what you really want
Why does the command to light the Menorah in the sanctuary immediately follow the sacrifices of the Nesi’im of the tribes? What is the underlying concept of those sacrifices? What is the underlying concept of the lighting of the Menorah? What is the great praise of Aharon that he ‘did as he was told?’ What…
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