#tetzaveh

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tonight in torah study: we learn about the transitive properties of holiness, sacrifices begin, and we try to solve a piece of clothing

[eretzyisrael]

SILENT TESTIMONY

This week’s parsha, Tetzaveh, is the only one in the Torah after the birth of Moses that does not mention his name. The Baal HaTurim attributes this to Moses’ plea to God on behalf of the Jewish people after the sin of the golden calf: “Now, if You will forgive their sin [well and good]; But if not, erase me now from Your book, which You have written.” The words of a tzaddik (saintly and wise individual) have power, and when Moses told God to erase him from the Torah, God did so by erasing Moses from Parsha Tetzaveh.

This seems like a punishment, which is odd because when Moses made that plea to God, it was coming from a place of great humility. Moses was willing to sacrifice himself to bring God’s mercy upon the Jewish people. In fact, his tactic worked and the people were saved. So why is Moses being punished? 

Rabbi Yissocher Frand explains that the omission of Moses' name from Parsha Tetzaveh is not a punishment but rather a tribute to the most humble man who ever lived. Since every other parsha contains Moses’ name, the absence of it in Tetzaveh is felt. Rabbi Frand characterizes it as a “silent testimony” to Moses. But why is Tetzaveh the parsha where Moses’ name is absent? Rabbi Frand again invokes Moses’ humility. The parsha is about the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) and his clothing. Moses’ brother Aaron was the Kohen Gadol, and Moshe didn’t want to steal the limelight from his older brother. 

Image: “Moses with the Ten Commandments” by Rembrandt, 1659 (detail)

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Weekly Thought - Tetzaveh

Rabbi Benji

[rickpoet]

My mother was a Cohen so I may have "priest" running through my veins...Here's a new video from my God Wrestler book poem for this week's Torah portion. P.S. I don’t own a tie.

Following along with the text at https://jewishpoetry.net/tetzaveh/

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AWAKENING TETZAVEH 5783: TORAH MUSSAR MINDFULNESS, 20th SITTING https://insig.ht/ttlIK5df0xb The Institute for Holiness: Kehilat Mussar livestream Welcome to The Institute for Holiness: Kehilat Mussar's weekly public offering to study Torah together from the lens of Mussar Mindfulness. We engage in a teaching and then in a guided mindfulness meditation practice. #mussarmindfulness #torahdharma #KehilatMussar #mindfulness #mindfulnessmeditation #jewbu #bujew #Tetzaveh #Shemot https://www.instagram.com/p/CpiBXxktI7H/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[secular-jew]

Parashat Tetzaveh (Ex.27:20-30:10) details the regal robe worn by Aaron, the first High Priest (Kohen Gadol).

The Hoshen Mishpat or Breastplate of Judgement was placed over his heart because he was found fit to minister to the needs of the nation.

Aaron humbly pursued peace and justice, fully understanding that the Will of God was all that mattered.

The garments of the High Priest evoked honor, nobility, beauty and the potential for bringing holiness to the physical realm.

The parsha also describes the altar of incense filling the sanctuary of the Tabernacle with clouds of qetoret (incense) a constant reminder of the clouds that surrounded Moses when he spoke with the Creator on Mt. Sinai.

Shabbat Shalom

[magnetothemagnificent]

sorry f its obvious, goy here, could you go into what all the colors represent? :D

The twelve stripes on the queer Jewish pride flag represent the 12 stones of the 12 Tribes of Israel on the High Priest's Choshen (breastplate):

Onyx: Levi

Garnet: Yehudah (Judah)

Ruby: Reuven (Reuben)

Peridot: Asher

Malachite: Yosef (Joseph)

Emerald: Dan

Prase: Shimon (Simeon)

Torquise: Naftali

Sapphire: Yissachar (Issachar)

Jasper: Binyamin (Benjamin)

Pearl: Zevulun (Zebulun)

Crystal: Gad

There's no consensus as to which stones exactly were on the breastplate, so I synthesized different interpretations.

Sources used were:

The High Priest’s Breastplate (Choshen)

The Stones, Symbols, and Flags of the Twelve Tribes of Israel

Exodus Tetzaveh 28:17-20 JPS translation

Onkelos Tetzaveh 28-17-20 Metsudah translation

Translating Gemstones

I colour-picked from each stone and ordered them to resemble a rainbow, representing the unity and diversity of the Jewish people and the inclusion of LGBTQ Jews in our history.

[torais-life]

"Si una persona habla mal de otra, es porque imagina que él vale más que su prójimo"

"If a person speaks bad of another, it is because he imagine that he's worth more than his neighbor"

(about Parshah Tetzaveh)

-Rab. Meir Kalmus

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Aromatherapy: Jewish Style from My Jewish Learning

The Incense reminds us to unite our bodies and souls in our service of God and to imbue our lives with holiness, purity, compassion, and hope.

[bookoformon]

Ether 15: 4-7. "Shitty People."

The Facade can last only so long. Nearly every river in the world is overflowing its banks, and heavy weather fills the sky over every nation. So many said this wasn't going to happen some still it's not happening now, but even still something is probably happening.

While millions are robbed of their homes and livelihoods during an unprecedented number of tornadoes and floods, Mike Johnson our trusty Moses of the Republican Party instead of running to Congress to put in a new aid package for flood or disaster victims, is worried about reprieving Donald Trump from the outcome of his recent criminal trial.

Mike Johnson is what is called a Shiz, a "shitty person". Since his Party, also made up of shitty people is responsible for climate change and its repurcussions he could repent just a little bit and show some remorse for the immense amount of damage he and his fellows caused but no.

Such shitty, shitty, people. The Book of Mormon says to succeed in trying times we must write an epistle to the shitty people. Epistles are letters refer to the characters in the Hebrew Alphabet. They represent the Hand of God. The letter indicated in this case is called Tet, "the Letter of Light". The word "Tzedik", which begins with T, means "righteousness."

Now we do think we know what that means here in America? No we apparently do not. To use the letter to stir up trouble is what is needed when a nation falls away from God. Can or will America lead the world in a change of heart toward all it has made go wrong from sea to sea? We must do more than hope. We must punish them and the world has to witness:

4 And it came to pass that he wrote an epistle unto Shiz, desiring him that he would spare the people, and he would give up the kingdom for the sake of the lives of the people.

5 And it came to pass that when Shiz had received his epistle he wrote an epistle unto Coriantumr, that if he would give himself up, that he might slay him with his own sword, that he would spare the lives of the people.

6 And it came to pass that the people repented not of their iniquity; and the people of Coriantumr were stirred up to anger against the people of Shiz; and the people of Shiz were stirred up to anger against the people of Coriantumr; wherefore, the people of Shiz did give battle unto the people of Coriantumr.

7 And when Coriantumr saw that he was about to fall he fled again before the people of Shiz.

The Values in Gematria are:

v. 4: And it came to pass that he wrote an epistle. The Number is 9697, טוטז‎, totez, "the splash."

The splashing of blood out of a sprinkling bowl by the Kohen priest on the sides of the Altar is found in the Torah:

From Tetzaveh:

15 “Take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head. 16 Slaughter it and take the blood and splash it against the sides of the altar. 17 Cut the ram into pieces and wash the internal organs and the legs, putting them with the head and the other pieces. 18 Then burn the entire ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the Lord. 19 “Take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head. 20 Slaughter it, take some of its blood and put it on the lobes of the right ears of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Then splash blood against the sides of the altar. 21 And take some blood from the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. Then he and his sons and their garments will be consecrated.

From Vayikra:

1 The Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting. He said, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When anyone among you brings an offering to the Lord, bring as your offering an animal from either the herd or the flock. 3 “‘If the offering is a burnt offering from the herd, you are to offer a male without defect. You must present it at the entrance to the tent of meeting so that it will be acceptable to the Lord. 4 You are to lay your hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on your behalf to make atonement for you. 5 You are to slaughter the young bull before the Lord, and then Aaron’s sons the priests shall bring the blood and splash it against the sides of the altar at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 6 You are to skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces. 7 The sons of Aaron the priest are to put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire. 8 Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, including the head and the fat, on the wood that is burning on the altar. 9 You are to wash the internal organs and the legs with water, and the priest is to burn all of it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.

There are others, each Offering has a component that involves the splashing of the blood. The Splash is 269, "the accusation."

One cannot self accuse during the Splash. One must be taken to court. The sides of the Altar are the opposing sides, which must adjudicate what went wrong and impose a proper sentence on the wrongdoers. Those on the sides of the Light must be appeased.

In this case, the Republican Party has to be disbanded and its criminal members must face capital punishment for what happened in Gaza on October 7 and all the bullshit with those "Apostles" of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints showing up in the most damned peculiar of places, shitty people like Justice Sam Alito, Justice Roberts, that treasonous rear admiral, the President of Iran, etc. there are many of these.

v. 5: And it came to pass that when Shiz had received his epistle he wrote an epistle unto Coriantumr, that if he would give himself up, that he might slay him with his own sword, that he would spare the lives of the people= But nothing changed. Because Shitty People do not change just because one asks.

The Value in Gematria is 14540, ידהדאֶפֶס‎, yehadaps, "the echo will be printed."

As soon as the Department of Justice publishes its press release that it has apprehend fuckups like Sam Alito John Roberts and reassure us they will never, ever trouble us again, the retribution of the Light over the darkness will "printed". The Torah says every corrupt evil act must be propagandized so people know God is in charge, not the devil.

This will cause problems as it did with Trump's Hush Money Trial. People now think enforcing the law is a kind of political scheme. The superhuge FUCK UP with the RVW overturn is another example. That one was a biggie and everyone missed it because no one takes the law seriously. Until we do, more trouble is on the way:

v. 6: And it came to pass that the people repented not of their iniquity; and the people of Coriantumr were stirred up to anger against the people of Shiz; and the people of Shiz were stirred up to anger against the people of Coriantumr; wherefore, the people of Shiz did give battle unto the people of Coriantumr.

The Value in Gematria is 9752 טזהב‎‎, "golden." =

This is the aftermath of the worship of a golden calf. Oh how the people bitched and moaned when God finally enforced His Will.

From Exodus 32:

25 Moses saw that the people were running wild and that Aaron had let them get out of control and so become a laughingstock to their enemies. 26 So he stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the Lord, come to me.” And all the Levites rallied to him. 27 Then he said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each man strap a sword to his side. Go back and forth through the camp from one end to the other, each killing his brother and friend and neighbor.’” 28 The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people died. 29 Then Moses said, “You have been set apart to the Lord today, for you were against your own sons and brothers, and he has blessed you this day.” 30 The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. But now I will go up to the Lord; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.” 31 So Moses went back to the Lord and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made themselves gods of gold. 32 But now, please forgive their sin—but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written.” 33 The Lord replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book. 34 Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin.” 35 And the Lord struck the people with a plague because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.

v. 7: Once again the Age of Innocence was stalled. The Value in Gematria is 5575, ןהעה, "Noah." We all know what that means.

While I enjoy getting up early in the morning to publish screen rants, I really do think it is time for the Federal Government to explain what it is going to do about the cheaters, pedophile pornographers, and imposters that are terrorizing this planet without any hints it gives a crap about it.

Thanks.

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The Jobs of Moshe and Aron

In the first Aliya of Parshas Tetzaveh the Torah says “Hashem told Moshe you should command the Jews to bring you clear olive oil for the menorah” One of the jobs of the Kohanim (priests) was to light the fire of the menorah in the Temple. Everything in life there is the external level and the deeper level. This service in the Temple refers to the job of the Kohanim were to inspire the Jews and to reveal their neshama.

[geostatonary]

tonight's torah portion- Tetzaveh 2/27/2023

In this week's portion, we discuss the raiments of the priests of Israel, as well as the process of their annointing, assorted sacrifices, and the rules around consumption of those sacrifices and other offerings. Lotta talk about Ibn Ezra's relationship with colors, various rabbi's sartorial thoughts, measures of food, and moments of unexpected poetry and how they move us.

The Torah mentions the ephod in multiple places, but one thing is never quite made clear: what, in fact, is an ephod? Rashi has some thoughts from his mind palace:

Meanwhile, Ibn Ezra has thoughts on breeches and the manners of men

Ibn Ezra also has thoughts on the number 12

We, however, have some disagreements regarding the Jews and emerging from astrology

We also have continued Discourse from Ibn Ezra as to what colors various objects are; we're likely at the end of a game of translation telephone, but we're entertaining the idea that he may have either been colorblind or perhaps only known about like three kinds of rock. Also, he provides an important list of all the colors: White, Lightning, Red, Green, and Black.

Left unexplained is later references to colors such as "blue"

Otoh we found his notes on crystal healing too

We also needed to take a moment to appreciate a sudden moment of poetic levity on the part of G-d; part of what fascinates me about doing these studies is finding these moments of poetry or humor I've never really understood as present in the text before. It's moving.

We also learn that kidneys are horny:

Also we lost it because the omer is back babeyyyyyyyyy

[eretzyisrael]

Parashat Tetzaveh

(You Shall Command)

In this Torah portion, God appoints Aaron and his sons as priests. God describes the priestly clothing and explains how to properly sanctify the priests. Aaron is commanded to make incense offerings to God every morning on an altar. God explains that once a year Aaron will make an offering on that altar to atone for all of the Israelites’ sins.

FULL SUMMARY HAFTARAH SUMMARY

Source: myjewishlearning.com

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Weekly Thought - Tetzaveh

Rabbi Benji

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Tetzaveh

שָֽׁחַטְתָּ֣ אֶת־הָאַ֗יִל וְלָֽקַחְתָּ֤ מִדָּמוֹ֙ וְנָֽתַתָּ֡ה עַל־תנוך אזן אֽהֲרֹ֜ן וְעַל־תְּנ֨וּךְ אֹ֤זֶן בָּניו היְמָנִית וְעַל־בֹּ֤הֶן יָדָם֙ הַיְמָנִ֔ית וְעַל־בֹּ֥הֶן רַגלָ֖ם הַיְמָנִ֑ית וְזָֽרַקְתָּ את־הדָ֛ם עַל־הַמִזְבֵ֖חַ סָבִֽיב:

You shall slaughter the ram, take [some] of its blood and put it upon the cartilage of Aaron's right ear and upon the cartilage of Aaron's sons' right ears, upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the big toes of their right feet, and you shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar all around.  (Shemot 29:20)

(full disclosure: I manually flipped this picture after having worked on it in Midjourney for awhile, when I realized I had been showing his left ear)

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https://israelseen.com/rav-kook-on-parshat-tetzaveh-how-to-illuminate-life-2/