A Tuesday TorahTutors Tidbit About Shabbat and the Mishkan

UncategorizedBy Sarah Rudolphז׳ באדר ה׳תשפ״ג (February 28, 2023)

A TorahTutors tutor shared an idea about the Mishkan (the current topic of the weekly Torah portions), that she heard from Rav Riskin, with several of her younger students. Ramban suggests that the Mishkan was an extension of the experience of receiving the Torah, as it provided a new location for developing closeness with God.…

A Tuesday TorahTutors Tidbit About Balancing Regularity with Meaning in Prayer

UncategorizedBy Sarah Rudolphכ״ג בשבט ה׳תשפ״ג (February 14, 2023)

Time for another Tuesday TorahTutors Tidbit! Real Torah, from real TorahTutors sessions. A young parent who has been making time to learn with TorahTutors for years (we’re so proud of her!) learned a highly relevant passage about prayer that offered much food for thought. The Mishna in Berachot 4:4 cites Rabbi Eliezer’s statement that “One…