What happens when heaven touches earth and a person cannot bear the moment? When closeness to God not only uplifts, but also demands; not only warms, but burns?
God must be known in the entire earth by His character of holiness and glory, through the witness of His people, considered as such and approached as such. It is our responsibility that this is so.
Each year, when spring arrives and homes fill with preparations for Passover, the Jewish people return to that defining night when the Israelites left Egypt and began their journey to freedom.
Pesach is a time of experience with our living God. With the wonderful ordained feast of Pesach in mind we must establish a balance of looking back, living in the present and anticipating the future.
The parashah Tzav continues the discussion of the world of sacrifices in the Book of Leviticus.
Mankind may fail, but God’s purposes prevail. His Heavenly fire and zeal has not dimmed.
Our weekly Torah portion places the offerings, in Hebrew Korban (קורבנות, plural Korbanot), at the center of worship.
Our portion this week is the beginning of God’s making a way for mankind to be redeemed from the Fall at Eden.
Two weekly Torah portions are read this Shabbat: Vayakhel and Pekudei, which together form the solemn conclusion of the Book of Exodus.
When the people of Israel look back over their history, and consider the best of times, this was it.
