We start the third book of the Torah this week! What is the meaning of the word Korban? Why does the Parsha start with a small aleph? Also thoughts as we prepare for Pesach. All this and more on this week's Ponderings on the Parsha! 

What is the connection between the building of the Mishkan and Shabbat? Is the building of the Mishkan related to the creation of the universe itself? All this and more on this week's Ponderings on the Parsha. 

Why are Jews counted by the contribution of a half-shekel? What is the deeper meaning of the word "VaYinafash" "and He rested"? Why did the path to repentance include Moshe breaking the Tablets? All this and more in this week's Ponderings on the Parsha! 

What are the similarities between Purim, Pesach and Yom Kippur? Why do we read the Megillah twice? Why does the seudah start during the day and not at night? All this and more on this special Ponderings on the Parsha for the holiday of Purim! 

Why is Moshe's name never mentioned in this Parsha? What is the meaning of the Kohen Gadol's vestments? Why do the Rabbis say that the verses about the daily sacrifice are the most important in the Torah? All this and more in this week's Ponderings on the Parsha! 

What similarities does the structure of the mishkan have with our daily lives? Why does the Torah say "And you shall take an offering" - are they not giving? All this and more in this week's Ponderings on the Parsha!

What is the essential aim of the Torah's legal system? What is the connection between Shmita and Shabbat? All this and more in this week's Ponderings on the Parsha! 

Who is this strange fellow named Yitro and what can we learn from him? Can we compare and contrast the various statements and ideas in the Ten Commandments? What do they teach us about ourselves, the Jewish People and G-d? All this and more in this week's Ponderings on the Parsha!

Why did G-d redeem the Jewish people through the splitting of the sea? What is the place of song and music in Judaism? What is the meaning of Shabbat in the context of dew and wandering in the desert? All this and more in this week's Ponderings on the Parsha.

Are the last three plagues connected to each other? What is the full meaning of the Jewish calendar and the first commandment to "sanctify the new moon"? All this and more in this week's Ponderings on the Parsha!