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“Mount Sinai loses its meaning after the revelation,” said Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun on New York City’s Upper East Side. “There’s no religious value attached to it.”
By Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein One of the most important components of the Tabernacle and the Holy Temple was the golden shulchan, upon which the twelve loaves of the weekly shewbread (also spelled showbread) were placed. The word “shulchan” is commonly translated as “table,” and refers to a flat surface upon which food is put […]
All I hear is incredible yearning – for children who have died before their time to be united with their parents; to feel God’s presence; to sense salvation at times of unending darkness
By Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein When Pharaoh finally let the Jews leave Egypt, the Bible reports that the Jews were “chamushim” (Ex. 13:18). Most of my readers are likely familiar with the exegetical interpretations of this word cited by Mechilta and Rashi (there), which interpret the word “chamushim” as a cognate of the Hebrew word […]
Yosef HaTzaddik was in a terrible situation. Sold into slavery by his own brothers, he had every reason to feel wronged. Surprisingly, when he is finally reunited with them in Parshat Vayigash, Yosef tells his brothers that they are not responsible for what happened to him. Though they sold him into slavery, Hashem orchestrated the […]