וְאַתָּ֞ה תְּצַוֶּ֣ה ׀ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְיִקְח֨וּ אֵלֶ֜יךָ שֶׁ֣מֶן זַ֥יִת זָ֛ךְ כָּתִ֖ית לַמָּא֑וֹר לְהַעֲלֹ֥ת נֵ ֖ר ...

Shiloh and Jerusalem represent two complementary forces – engagement with the world and preservation of identity – that drive ...

The question of the Temple is present in the conscious of the children of the forefathers since Abraham, who called it “mountain”, and Isaac who called it “field”, and Jacob who called it “house.” ...

In the aftermath of this ordeal, Moshe seems to struggle with his understanding of the omnipotence of Hashem and the instantiation of His will in the affairs of men.

Temple Mishkan Israel stopped having weekly services in the 1970s. Its remaining caretakers want to turn it into a museum. (JTA) — Whenever the lone synagogue in Selma, Alabama, needs dusting ...

Of all the vessels in the Mikdash, the kiyor is something of a conundrum. Is it one of the main vessels in the Mikdash, like the Menorah, Shulchan, etc., or not?

Donald Trump is back at raiding immigrant communities and deporting people. So Herb Brockman is back at working with other religious leaders to step in ...

The uppermost covering of the Mishkan, the mobile Tabernacle of the desert, was made from the colorful skins of the Tachash. The exact nature of this unusual animal is not clear.

The Torah spends a long time describing a structure that was temporary and objects that are long gone. If the objective had been to dwell within it, the entire enterprise would have been ephemeral and ...

At Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch, learning is never confined to the classroom—it is a living, breathing experience. This ...

What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each parent’s and child’s personality, needs, and circumstance vary so widely.

Guest columnist Rabbi Elle Muhlbaum (she/her) is delighted to be part of the inaugural clergy team of Congregation Mishkan Or! Rabbi Muhlbaum grew up in Cincinnati, graduated from The Ohio State ...