For the full text in English and Hebrew, click here: Exodus 27:20-30:10
In this Torah portion, God appoints Aaron and his sons as priests. God describes the priestly clothing, and explains how to properly sanctify the priests. Aaron is commanded to make incense offerings to God every morning on an altar. God explains that once a year Aaron will make an offering on that altar to atone for all of the Israelites’ sins.
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 Aaron’s robe was pure turquoise. |
Text Studies |
Social Action and Environmentalism |
| Aromatherapy: Jewish Style Rabbi Avi Weinstein, Hillel
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Role Defined By Service Adina Gerver, AJWS |
| Clothes Make the Person Rabbi Jordan Cohen, KOLEL
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Responsible Clothing Rabbi Dorothy Richman, AJWS |
| Live to Serve Rabbi Robert Lennick, Union for Reform Judaism
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The Ultimate Destination Spot Guy Izhak Austrian, AJWS |
| A Recipe for the High Priests to Follow Alana Joblin Ain |
All That’s Gold Doesn’t Glitter Shimshon Stuart Seigel, Canfei Nesharim
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| Holy Art of Sacrifice Aliza Mazor, socialaction.com
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From the Denominations |
Pluralism and Outreach
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| Moses’ Absence Rabbi Avraham Fischer, Orthodox Union
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Multiplicity of Meanings Rabbi Shimon Felix, Bronfman Youth Fellowship |
| Routine vs. Novel Rabbi Joshua Heller, JTS
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We Are All Holy Before God Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, Jewish Outreach Institute |
| Confronting an Absence Dr. Lisa Grant, Women of Reform Judaism |
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Multimedia |
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| Parashat Tetzaveh Quiz Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
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| Parashat Tetzaveh Challah Julie Seltzer
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| Parashat Tetzaveh for Families Torah Topics for Today
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| Let Everyone Shine Torah Topics for Today
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| To Everything There is a Season Torah Topics for Today |
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Avraham
Pronounced: AHVR-rah-ham, Origin: Hebrew, Abraham in the Torah, considered the first Jew.
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Torah
Pronunced: TORE-uh, Origin: Hebrew, the Five Books of Moses.
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