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Sefer Shemos

Parshas Pekudei

Mar 3rd, 2011 | By

by Rabbi Yechezkel Fox
Go Rest, Young Man!

For the cloud of G-d would be on the Mishkan by day, and fire would be on it at night, before the eyes of all the House of Israel in all their journeys. Ch.40/38

Rashi comments: At any stage of the journey which they would travel, the cloud would rest at the place in which they were to encamp. The place of their encampment is also referred to as a “journey”… because from the place of the encampment they traveled again. continue reading



Parshas Vayakhel

Feb 22nd, 2011 | By

by Rabbi Yechezkel Fox


Who Is Wise?

Every wise-hearted person among you shall come and make everything that G-d has commanded. Ch35/10

The seat of wisdom is the brain, not the heart. Surely, the Torah should have required the wise-brained, not the the wise-hearted, to volunteer. continue reading