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The luchot—that's Hebrew for "tablets"—were divine creations themselves, crafted by God's own hand during that mystical twilight time at the end of the first Sabbath. Ginzberg, in ...
Build the Tabernacle first, and then create the Ark of the Covenant, the special chest to house the Torah. Makes sense. But then came Bezalel, the master craftsman, with a differen...
It was there, shrouded in mystery, that the Ark of the Covenant resided. And upon that Ark? The Cherubim. Now, these weren't your chubby Renaissance cherubs. The Talmud describes t...
We know the menorah was originally housed in the Tabernacle, that portable sanctuary that accompanied the Israelites through the desert. Later, it found its permanent home in the T...
When he built the Beit Hamikdash, the Holy Temple, in Jerusalem, he constructed a brand new altar for offerings. But Solomon, in his wisdom, retained the original name for his new ...
We often think of the Mishkan, the Tabernacle, and its sacred objects, but right alongside their creation, the priestly garments were being made too, specifically for Aaron and his...
It goes way back. Imagine Moses, just after the giving of the Torah, gathering the entire Israelite nation. It wasn't just the elders or the leaders this time. Everyone. Why? Becau...
While Moses was up on Mount Sinai receiving the Torah, they were down below, melting their gold into a Golden Calf (Exodus 32). A pretty devastating moment. But here's where it get...
According to Legends of the Jews, everything was actually finished in the month of Kislev—that’s around November/December on our calendar. They were ready to go, eager to erect thi...
