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"A constant fire shall burn upon the altar; it shall never go out." (6:6) Throughout their journeys in the wilderness, the Jewish People carried with them the Mishkan. The word Mishkan comes from the word in Hebrew which means "to dwell." Through the Mishkan, G-d...

This week’s Torah reading begins with the following statement: "And He (G-d) called to Moshe (Moses)." Rabbi Tzvi Black explains that the word "Vayikra" (and he called) indicates an indication of love that G-d had for Moses. Moses – so to speak – received a personal...

What was the primary reason for Moshe's detailed accounting of the costs of the Sanctuary? Chazal commented that there were apparently some who suspected that Moshe might have kept some of their Sanctuary contributions for his own use. Accordingly, he responded by...