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    A compilation of commentaries on the Torah. By Rabbi Eytan Yehudah Dzikowski

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    Bereshit: Vayishlach: Was Schechem reincarnated?

    December 12, 2019

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    Exodus: Parshah Ki Tissah: How old was Betzalel when he built the Mishkan?

    February 28, 2018

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    Rabbi Eytan Yehudah Dzikowski

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    Ch.31, vs.3

    How old was Betzalel when he built the Mishkan?

    וָאֲמַלֵּ֥א אֹת֖וֹ ר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֑ים בְּחָכְמָ֛ה וּבִתְבוּנָ֥ה וּבְדַ֖עַת וּבְכָל־מְלָאכָֽה׃

    I have endowed him with a divine spirit of skill, ability, and knowledge in every kind of craft;

    The res...

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    Exodus: Parshah Ki Tissah: How were the letters inscribed on the Luchot ?

    February 27, 2018

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    Rabbi Eytan Yehudah Dzikowski

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    Ch.32, Vs.15

    How were the letters inscribed on the Luchot ?

    וַיִּ֜פֶן וַיֵּ֤רֶד מֹשֶׁה֙ מִן־הָהָ֔ר וּשְׁנֵ֛י לֻחֹ֥ת הָעֵדֻ֖ת בְּיָד֑וֹ לֻחֹ֗ת כְּתֻבִים֙ מִשְּׁנֵ֣י עֶבְרֵיהֶ֔ם מִזֶּ֥ה וּמִזֶּ֖ה הֵ֥ם כְּתֻבִֽים׃

    Thereupon Moses turned and went down from th...

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    Exodus: Parshah Ki Tissah: How did the Cohanim wash their hands and feet?

    February 26, 2018

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    Rabbi Eytan Yehudah Dzikowski

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    Ch.30, vs.19

    How did the Cohanim wash their hands and feet?

    וְרָחֲצ֛וּ אַהֲרֹ֥ן וּבָנָ֖יו מִמֶּ֑נּוּ אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֖ם וְאֶת־רַגְלֵיהֶֽם׃

    And let Aaron and his sons wash their hands and feet [in water drawn] from it.

    The Cohanim we required to wash their hands...

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    Exodus: Parshah Ki Tissah: How heavy were the Luchot?

    February 25, 2018

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    Rabbi Eytan Yehudah Dzikowski

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    Ch.32, Vs.19

    How heavy were the Luchot?

    וַֽיְהִ֗י כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר קָרַב֙ אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וַיַּ֥רְא אֶת־הָעֵ֖גֶל וּמְחֹלֹ֑ת וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֣ף מֹשֶׁ֗ה וַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ מידו [מִיָּדָיו֙] אֶת־הַלֻּחֹ֔ת וַיְשַׁבֵּ֥ר אֹתָ֖ם תַּ֥חַת הָהָֽר

    As soon as Moses came near the c...

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    Exodus: Parshah Tetzaveh: What is the other name for the Urim VeTumim?

    February 22, 2018

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    Rabbi Eytan Yehudah Dzikowski

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    Ch.28, vs.30

    What is the other name for the Urim VeTumim?

    וְנָתַתָּ֞ אֶל־חֹ֣שֶׁן הַמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט אֶת־הָאוּרִים֙ וְאֶת־הַתֻּמִּ֔ים וְהָיוּ֙ עַל־לֵ֣ב אַהֲרֹ֔ן בְּבֹא֖וֹ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְנָשָׂ֣א אַ֠הֲרֹן אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֨ט בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל עַל־לִבּ֛וֹ לִפְנֵ֥...

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    Exodus: Parshah Tetzaveh: How many bells were hanging from the Cohen’s robe?

    February 21, 2018

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    Rabbi Eytan Yehudah Dzikowski

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    Ch.28, vs. 33

    How many bells were hanging from the Cohen’s robe?

    וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ עַל־שׁוּלָ֗יו רִמֹּנֵי֙ תְּכֵ֤לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן֙ וְתוֹלַ֣עַת שָׁנִ֔י עַל־שׁוּלָ֖יו סָבִ֑יב וּפַעֲמֹנֵ֥י זָהָ֛ב בְּתוֹכָ֖ם סָבִֽיב׃

    On its hem make pomegranates of blue, purple, an...

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    Exodus: Parshah Tetzaveh: How often is a Cohen required to get a haircut?

    February 20, 2018

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    Rabbi Eytan Yehudah Dzikowski

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    Ch.28, vs. 1

    How often is a Cohen required to get a haircut?

    וְאַתָּ֡ה הַקְרֵ֣ב אֵלֶיךָ֩ אֶת־אַהֲרֹ֨ן אָחִ֜יךָ וְאֶת־בָּנָ֣יו אִתּ֔וֹ מִתּ֛וֹךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְכַהֲנוֹ־לִ֑י אַהֲרֹ֕ן נָדָ֧ב וַאֲבִיה֛וּא אֶלְעָזָ֥ר וְאִיתָמָ֖ר בְּנֵ֥י אַהֲרֹֽן׃

    You sh...

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    Exodus: Parshah Tetzaveh: Where did the Bnei Israel find the necessary precious stones in the desert?

    February 19, 2018

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    Rabbi Eytan Yehudah Dzikowski

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    Ch.28, vs. 9

    Where did the Bnei Israel find the necessary precious stones in the desert?

    וְלָ֣קַחְתָּ֔ אֶת־שְׁתֵּ֖י אַבְנֵי־שֹׁ֑הַם וּפִתַּחְתָּ֣ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם שְׁמ֖וֹת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

    Then take two lazuli stones and engrave on them the names of the sons...

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    Exodus: Parshah Tetzaveh: What daily miracle happened with the Menorah's oil?

    February 18, 2018

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    Rabbi Eytan Yehudah Dzikowski

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    Ch.27, vs. 20

    What daily miracle happened with the Menorah's oil?

    וְאַתָּ֞ה תְּצַוֶּ֣ה ׀ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְיִקְח֨וּ אֵלֶ֜יךָ שֶׁ֣מֶן זַ֥יִת זָ֛ךְ כָּתִ֖ית לַמָּא֑וֹר לְהַעֲלֹ֥ת נֵ֖ר תָּמִֽיד׃

    You shall further instruct the Israelites to bring you...

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    Exodus: Parshah Terumah: How satisfying was the “show-bread”?

    February 15, 2018

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    Rabbi Eytan Yehudah Dzikowski

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    Ch.25, vs. 23

    How satisfying was the “show-bread”?

    וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ שֻׁלְחָ֖ן עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים אַמָּתַ֤יִם אָרְכּוֹ֙ וְאַמָּ֣ה רָחְבּ֔וֹ וְאַמָּ֥ה וָחֵ֖צִי קֹמָתֽוֹ׃

    You shall make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long, one cubit wide, and a cubit and a half...

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