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1 month ago | chabad.org | Mordechai Rubin |Yehoshua B. Gordon |Katia Bolotin |Ari Shishler

The name of the Parshah, "Vayakhel," means "And he gathered" and it is found in Exodus 35:1. Moses assembles the people of Israel and reiterates to them the commandment to observe the Shabbat. He then conveys G‑d’s instructions regarding the making of the Mishkan (Tabernacle). The people donate the required materials in abundance, bringing gold, silver and copper; blue-, purple- and red-dyed wool; goat hair, spun linen, animal skins, wood, olive oil, herbs and precious stones.

1 month ago | chabad.org | Mordechai Rubin |Yehoshua B. Gordon |Katia Bolotin |Aidela Rabiski

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1 month ago | chabad.org | Mordechai Rubin |Yehoshua B. Gordon |Yossy Goldman |Katia Bolotin

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2 months ago | chabad.org | Mordechai Rubin |Yehoshua B. Gordon |Chana Weisberg |Katia Bolotin

Mishpatim in a NutshellThe name of the Parshah, "Mishpatim," means "Ordinances" and it is found in Exodus 21:1. Following the revelation at Sinai, G‑d legislates a series of laws for the people of Israel. These include the laws of the indentured servant; the penalties for murder, kidnapping, assault and theft; civil laws pertaining to redress of damages, the granting of loans and the responsibilities of the “Four Guardians”; and the rules governing the conduct of justice by courts of law.

2 months ago | chabad.org | Mordechai Rubin |Yehoshua B. Gordon |Yossy Goldman |Katia Bolotin

The name of the Parshah, "Bo," means "Come [to Pharaoh]" and it is found in Exodus 10:1. The last three of the Ten Plagues are visited on Egypt: a swarm of locusts devours all the crops and greenery; a thick, palpable darkness envelops the land; and all the firstborn of Egypt are killed at the stroke of midnight of the 15th of the month of Nissan.