talya
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Animal (Cracker) Sacrifice
Leviticus 1:1 And G-d called to Moses, and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, and said: וַיִּקְרָא אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֵלָיו מֵאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לֵאמֹר׃ 1:2 Speak to the Children of Israel and tell them: If one of you make a sacrificial offering of cattle or sheep, you shall bring your offering… דַּבֵּר…
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Menorah
The Mishkan and all of its parts are finally completed! Time to put everything in place and light the Menorah! Exodus 39:32 And all of the work of building the Tent of Meeting ceased, and the Children of Israel did all that G-d had commanded Moses to have done. וַתֵּכֶל כׇּל־עֲבֹדַת מִשְׁכַּן אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וַיַּעֲשׂוּ…
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We are All in it Together
Torah Vayakhel / וַיַּקְהֵל* Exodus 35:1-38:20 *merged with Pekudei when not a Jewish leap year Parashat Vayakhel tells the story of donating to and building the Mishkan. I have no brilliant insights this week, just a sort of secondary nostalgia. It was a time when everyone felt they had something to contribute, and everyone was…
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Wise-Hearted Women Donating Cloth
Exodus 35:26: “And all the wise-hearted women donated cloth they had spun / וְכׇל־הַנָּשִׁים אֲשֶׁר נָשָׂא לִבָּן אֹתָנָה בְּחׇכְמָה טָווּ אֶת־הָעִזִּים׃ This is a fun project that can be done all sorts of ways. As you can see, the bodies are cucumbers. I purchased multi-colored carrots and used a vegetable peeler to make “cloth.” The…
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Mishkan (Shabbos Stash)
Parashat Vayakhel describes the building of the Mishkan, illustrated in this Shabbos Stash Parsha Nosh. The description is too long to copy, but reading is worthwhile! This project used quite a bit of my Shabbos Stash ingredients, but please feel free to mix and match! Ingredients as shown: Tools: Instructions as shown: 2. Cut one…
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About Marshmallows and Cutting Them
CAUTION: Buy only those with a hechsher, which will be either the special Kosher brands or the vegan brands. “Regular” marshmallows are made with pork gelatin. BEFORE MAKING ANY CUTTING, DIP SCISSORS INTO POWDERED SUGAR BAG TO PREVENT SCISSORS FROM STICKING. The marshmallow will retain enough stickiness to do what is needed, but otherwise you…
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Moshe Rabbeinu Holding the Tablets of the Decalogue
Exodus 24:12 And G-d said to Moses: come up to me towards the mountain. And be there. And I will give you the stone tablets and the law and the commandments which I wrote in order to guide you. ַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה עֲלֵה אֵלַי הָהָרָה וֶהְיֵה־שָׁם וְאֶתְּנָה לְךָ אֶת־לֻחֹת הָאֶבֶן וְהַתּוֹרָה וְהַמִּצְוָה אֲשֶׁר כָּתַבְתִּי…
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Moses Holding Tablets
Exodus 24:12 And G-d said to Moses: come up to me towards the mountain. And be there. And I will give you the stone tablets and the law and the commandments which I wrote in order to guide you. ַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה עֲלֵה אֵלַי הָהָרָה וֶהְיֵה־שָׁם וְאֶתְּנָה לְךָ אֶת־לֻחֹת הָאֶבֶן וְהַתּוֹרָה וְהַמִּצְוָה אֲשֶׁר כָּתַבְתִּי…
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About Translations
Though I will continue to translate most of the text myself, I thought it would be disingenuous to claim I was doing so for Parashat Tetzaveh, as both snacks consist of making the Choshen, and I no independent knowledge of the meaning of the various stones. As such, I looked at the Sefaria.com Terms and…
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Standing Up to G-d
Torah Ki Tisa / כִּי תִשָּׂא : SHMOT (EXODUS) Exodus 30:11-34:35 (link to the text on Sepharia) Everyone knows the story, and I knew it, too, or so I thought. Moshe Rabbeinu goes up to Mount Sinai, the people below miscalculate and think he failed to return on time, and make a golden calf. G-d…