Questions tagged [tetzaveh]
The weekly Torah portion of Tetzaveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10)
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Why was the "pure olive oil, beaten for the light" brought to Moshe and not to Aharon?
In parashas Tetzaveh, we read that G-d instructs Moshe Rabbeinu to instruct to Jewish people to bring him pure olive oil:
And thou shalt command the children of Yisra᾽el, that they bring thee pure ...
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Double listing of Shvatim on Cohen clothing
We learn (Tetzaveh 28:9) that the names of the 12 Shvatim go on the Shoham stones at the straps of the Ephod. (28:12). But also, perhaps more famously, the Cohen (Gadol?) also had them on the Choshen/...
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When Did the Burning of the Ner Tamid become Perpetual?
In Parshat Tetzaveh (Exodus 27:20-21) the first mention of the term "ner tamid" in the Torah appears. I had always thought of the ner tamid as the "eternal" or "perpetual&...
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Why are the Keilim of the Mishkan broken up?
In Shemos 25:1-27:21 (all of Terumah and the very beginning of Tetzaveh), the Pesukim describe the vessels of the Mishkan, the structure of the Mishkan, and the oil of the Menorah.
In Shemos 28:1-29:...
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Tetzaveh: (Re)creating the garments
The Parshah of Tetzaveh deals greatly with how the kohanim (priests) and the kohen gadol (high priest) had to be dressed when entering the Mishkan (and in the case of the kohen gadol the inner ...
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If Adar I is the "extra Adar", why does Parshat Tetzave line up with 7 Adar I, and not 7 Adar II?
According the Talmud and most sources, the extra month added during a Jewish leap year is the first month of Adar, and not the second one.
Why then, is Parshat Tetzave, which is supposed to coincide ...
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Why is וְאַתָּה followed twice by a future and once by a command?
At the beginning of T'tzave, Exodus 27:20–28:3, we have three divine commands to Moses beginning with "וְאַתָּה / v'ata / and thou".
Verse 20:
וְאַתָּה תְּצַוֶּה אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל ...
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Why is the making of the ephod expressed in plural?
The beginning of Tetzaveh in Shemot 28:3, G-d tells Moshe to speak to the "people whom G-d inspired with knowledge of the heart" to make the garments for Aharon and his sons.
In viewing the language ...
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Did the Kohen Gadol wear Tzitzit? [duplicate]
When reading about the Kohen Gadol's 8 garments you don't see any mention of Tzitzit!
Is it mentioned anywhere if the Kohen Gadol wore Tzitzit?
I know that a man is only obligated to wear Tzitzit on ...
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What was the significance of Pomegranates?
What was the significance of Pomegranates on the Kohen Gadol's "Me'il"?
Why specifically Pomegranates and not any other shape?
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Animal sacrifices on Shabbat [duplicate]
Parashat Tetzaveh discusses the various offerings and sacrifices that are to be regularly given. Of these, two animal sacrifices must be enacted every day of the week:
Thus you shall do to Aaron and ...
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Menorah a way to wipe out Amalek and tool which helps us not to 'cool off'?
This year one will read the Torah portion of Tetzaveh and the special designated Torah reading for the Shabbat prior to Purim, known as Shabbat Zachor, together.
Rabbeinu Yehuda Aryeh DiModina (Yid ...
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Aish Tamid v.s. Ner Tamid
I noticed some similarities between the aish tamid (Leviticus 6:6) and the ner tamid (Exodus 27:20) and wondered if there's a connection between these two and if they share similar symbolisms?
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A command given before it's actually commanded?
I noticed something strange in the parshe of Tetzaveh regards the verse of Shemot 27:20 in which HaShem commands Moshe saying: "And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee ...
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End of Shemos Chronology
The following chronology follows Rashi’s understanding of the verses.
1 Sivan - Bnei Yisrael arrive at Har Sinai (Shemos 19:1 - Yisro)
2 Sivan - Moshe is told that we are to be a Mamleches Kohanim ...
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What are the meanings of the different stones for different sons of Yisrael? [duplicate]
Shemot 28:17-21 describes the stones that are placed in the breastpiece (choshen) worn by the kohein gadol. There are twelve different stones, each inscribed with the name of one of the sons of ...
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What was Moshe's status after Aharon became Kohein Gadol?
According to the commentary in my Stone Chumash (p. 474) on Sh'mot, 29, from the 23rd of Adar, when the Yemei Miluim began, Moshe performed the sacrificial service and "had the status of a Kohen ...
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What is the significance of the Choshen stones assigned to each tribe?
Shemot 28:17-20 discusses the types of stones and their arrangements on the Choshen (breastplate). Each stone had the name of a tribe inscribed in it. Verse 21 mentions that the order of the stones ...
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What was the purpose of the avnet?
What was the sole purpose of the kohen's sash and what was it made of?
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Why not פִּטְדָּֽה?
Exodus 28:17 and 39:10 tell that the second stone in the first row of the breastplate of the high priest was פִּטְדָֽה (often translated as topaz).
The first unaccented syllable is פִּטְ which is a ...
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What is the relationship between the Tzitz and Tzitzit?
My friend and I were pondering the connections between the kohen gadol's tzitz and the tzitzit fringes of the average Yid.
Aside from the obvious linguistic relationship (that we don't understand) ...
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Why may the me'il, in particular, not be torn?
Shemot 28:32 says about the me'il that it not be torn. Zevachim 95a states that this is a prohibition.
The Sefer Hachinuch §101 explains that it is disrespectful to damage it in any way.
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Nahmanides on the Golden Altar
Mention of the golden altar is separated from most of the other constructed vessels of the Tabernacle by a description of the clothing of the priests and the process of their ordination.
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How Did the Breastplate's Chains connect to the Shoham Settings?
Exodus 28:25 says
And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold on ...
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Why paint Kohanim in ram's blood?
In parshas Tetzaveh 29:20 the Torah explains the details about painting different parts of the Kohen in ram's blood. I get the whole idea of the symbolism of the different parts of the body (...
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