This week’s reading begins with the ‘opening day’ of the “Mishkan’: the portable Holy Temple that accompanied the Jews for forty years in the desert. The Lubavitcher Rebbe says that this should make us remember the Two destroyed Temples, regret their loss, and yearn for the Moshiach who will build the third and final Temple. But it probably doesn’t. And paradoxically our section gives us a good reason why not. It tells us that on this auspicious ‘opening’ day, Nadav and Avihu, the two eldest sons of Aaron the High Priest, became so filled with this yearning that they rushed into the Holy of Holies and killed; punished by Divine Fire (!!); Not very encouraging • Read More

The Beis Hamikdash Daily Video Series continues with Class #13, offering a deep dive into the exact dimensions and structure of the Heichal and the Kodesh Hakedoshim. Following previous episodes that explored the Mizbeach, Azarah, and Ezras Yisrael, this class zooms in on the physical details of walls of the Beis Hamikdash • Read More, Watch

The Beis Hamikdash Daily Video Series continues with Class #10, offering a deep dive into the exact dimensions and structure of the Kiyor. Following previous episodes that explored the Mizbeach, Azarah and Ezras Yisrael, this class zooms in on the physical details of one of the 7 keilim in the Beis Hamikdash • Read More, Watch

The Beis Hamikdash Daily Video Series by Rabbi Chananya Hoffinger continues with Class #9, offering a deep dive into the measurements of the Mizbeach • Read More, Watch