Why the Soul Takes Only Smell
Four of the five senses feed the body. Sight, hearing, taste and touch all arrive through flesh and all serve…
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Shabbat, the Weekly Appointment
Shabbat is usually described as rest. The Torah files it under a different heading. אֵלֶּה הֵם מוֹעֲדָי These are My…
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The Home as Mishkan
With no Temple standing, the Gemara moves the altar rather than retiring it. וְעַכְשָׁיו שֻׁלְחָנוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם מְכַפֵּר עָלָיו And…
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Smell and Remembrance
The clearest place the Torah ties scent to memory is the flood, and it runs in a sequence. וַיִּזְכֹּר אֱלֹהִים…
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Solomon’s Question, Answered by an Eggshell
Solomon builds the most elaborate structure ever raised for divine service, stands in front of it on the day of…
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Oil, from the Deep to the Flame
Oil is the only substance the Mishkan asked for by purity rather than by name. שֶׁמֶן זַיִת זָךְ כָּתִית לַמָּאוֹר…
