Parshat Vayikra, First Aliyah Vayikra, God called, to Moshe, then God spoke Telling him in turn to speak to fellow Israelite folk Giving instruction and direction regarding korbanot Sacrifices, they’re so-called, of cattle, sheep, or goat But “karov” really means to come close or to draw near As we
Ki Tisa, First Aliyah God told Moshe take a census, which every man must pay A machatzit, or half, of a shekel it shall weigh. The rich shall not pay more, and the poor shall not pay less Atonement, expiation, is what this shall express. Then make a copper wash
Tetzaveh, First Aliyah Now you shall tell the Israelites to olive oil bring To use to light the ner tamid, that ever-burning thing Aharon and sons are to attend to this bright task But what clothing shall they wear, you might think to ask Well… Tell the wise ones, those
Parshat Terumah, First Aliyah Listen up, Israelites, bring terumah for HaShem There’s much that we need - whether metal or gem So should you heart be so moved, please come and donate From this long list of items we’ll use to create A new holy place, where God’
Mishpatim, First Aliyah (Exodus 21:1-19) And these are the laws, the Mishpatim, asher tasim that you will set Before them, lifneihem, to learn and know and not forget Adding on to those from last week, the famous Aseret HaDibrot The Ten Utterances or Commandments from chapter twenty of Sefer
This is Weekly Parsha Torah Rhymes, a new project that I'm launching inspired by the several years of Torah Rhymes that I've written to celebrate Simchat Torah at DC Minyan. The goal of this project is to write a new Torah Rhyme each week based on