This week’s Torah portion, Va-yakhel, is the first of two Torah portions concerned with the building of the Mishkan. In next week’s portion, Pekudei, we find the actual dedication of the Mishkan. I ...
Why was the kiyor – the basin used by the priest to wash his hands and feet before serving in the Temple – made from the mirrors used by women (Exodus 38:8)? Ibn Ezra notes that mirrors were used by ...