Rav Yehoshua Heller suggests that the answer lies in the dramatic shift caused by the golden calf. The commands in parashat Terumah were given before that fall, when the nation still lived with the ...

Today, light is ambient and inexpensive. We leave it on without noticing. Against that backdrop, the requirement of a steady flow of pure oil for the Mishkan’s lighting can easily be underestimated.

For as long as I can remember, the sound of Torah reading has carried something timeless. Whether it was a weekday minyan or a crowded Shabbat morning, those ancient melodies always connected me to ...