Partzuf: The Number Eight
Our parashah this week, Shemini, begins with a very distinctive idiom, “the eighth day” (יום השמיני), “On the eighth day, Moses called Aaron and his...
Category : Shemini
Parashat Shemini 5784: Aliyah by Aliyah
וַיְהִי֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י (שמיני ט, א) “On the eighth day” (Leviticus 9:1) First Reading: The Meaning of the Number Eight The number eight...
Shemini: The Tabernacle and the Broken Heart
After Aaron finished offering the sacrifices and blessed the Nation, it says, “And Moses and Aaron came to the Tent of Meeting and they came...
Who Knows Eight?
The number eight represents the integration of Divine inspiration into our souls. The eighth day of inaugurating the Tabernacle was the the first day of...
Parshat Shemini: Fins, Scales, and Inspired Torah Study
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