Trivial decisions come easily. Big decisions — not so much. Despite deep research and extensive expert advice, answers often are unclear. That’s often because you cannot imagine vital information — ...

This week’s Torah portion, Tetzaveh, is the only one after Moshe Rabbeinu’s introduction that does not include his name. That absence is not an accident. Tradition has noticed, pointed to it, and ...

Not everyone believes in all the modes of communication I just named, nor do I, but some of them are clearly parts of any traditional Jewish worldview. Devarim 18;15 tells us Hashem will set up ...

In the Torah portion of Tetzaveh, Moses is commanded to make sacred garments for Aaron, the high priest, and his sons, the priests, “for honor and splendor”: “And you shall speak to all the ...

The notion of placing clothes on someone else occurs only in a few critical junctures in the Torah. The first time is when God clothes Adam and Chava. The only other time that God is manifestly ...

Parshat Tetzaveh discusses the eight garments of the High Priest. The eighth "garment" which is actually an accouterment, is the tzitz (head plate). In Judaism, the number eight always carries special ...

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The oil is a metaphor for the human intellect. The mind also needs guidance; not every intellectual pursuit leads to ethical and spiritual growth. And what about the spiritual growth of the nation?

Parshat Tetzaveh deals with the garments of the high priest. While garments we wear can reflect who we are, they can also serve to hide our true personalities. So, too, words. Words are the garments ...

When Aaron lights incense on the golden altar, it creates a fragrant aroma and a cloud of smoke that resembles the clouds of the divine presence. This suggests that a pleasing smell is part of the ...