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Mishkan


Tzav: Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions

Two kitchen utensils — and the surprising verses they lead us to elsewhere in the Bible. (Click here for source sheet.) Download
Vayikra: Meat & Meal
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions

Three surprising words — two of them English — for an offering made of flour. (Click here for source sheet.) Download  
Vayakhel-Pekudei: Completing Creation
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions

It\'s a fundraiser\'s dream: The people have to be told to stop bringing gifts for the Mishkan. (Click here for source sheet.) Download
Endearment in the Wilderness Endearment in the Wilderness
Friday, July 27, 2012 by Moshe Sokolow | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

First of all, let’s stipulate that the midbar in Sefer B'midbar, the fourth of the five books of Moses which we have just finished reading, is not necessarily a desert. 
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A Sweet Aroma For the Lord? Gil Student, Torah Musings. Was incense in the mishkan and the Temple intended as a way to respond to God's presence—or as a means to mask the stench of sacrificial slaughter?