Saturday, March 4, 2023

CHUCK KOLB

 Shabbat Shalom Purim - Parasha Tetzaveh - the Beauty of Holiness !!!


Previously posted ...
Shabbat Shalom - Parasha Terumah (Offering) - Building the Sanctuary !!!
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2023/02/chuck-kolb_25.html
Will non-Christians Gain Salvation? 2/25/23
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2023/02/will-non-christians-gain-salvation-in.html

Situation WW3 Updates 2/26/23 Which One Byedin - Ohio Planned - Storm Worsens - Silence Not Golden
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2023/02/chuck-kolb-situation-updates_27.html
Situation WW3 Updates 2/27/23 Med Beds - Shots Fired - Microwave Popcorn - Ark Seeds - Camps  
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2023/02/chuck-kolb-situation-updates_28.html
Situation WW3 Updates 2/28/23 Dioxin Contest - W.H.O. Quiz - Klaus NWO Summit - Haley Hegelian
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2023/02/chuck-kolb-situation-updates_34.html
Situation WW3 Updates 3/1/23 Depop .5B - Sudden Death Epidemic - UKR Down - EPA Suit
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2023/03/whom-have-i-in-heaven-but-thee-and.html
Situation WW3 Updates 3/2/23 ESG And The WEF - UN Weapons Scott Ritter - Seymour Hersh
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2023/03/chuck-kolb-situation-updates.html
 

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world
ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16:33
Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Luke 12:37
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. Eph 5:11
I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. I will never forget thy precepts:
for with them thou hast quickened me. Psalm 119:60,93
The war against Truth has been raging ever since
evil was expulsed from the realm of Heaven.  
God instructed Pharaoh, "Let my people go."
God instructs us, "Let my people know."
Shema Y'israel - Maranatha !
Na'aseh V'nishma  
 
חג פורים שמח Chag Purim Sameach - Happy Purim!
Purim - Fast of Esther starts sunset Monday 3/6/23 - Adar 13, 5783
Purim - starts sunset Tuesday 3/7/23 - Adar 14, 5783
Shushan Purim - starts sunset Wednesday 3/8/23 - Adar 15, 5783
Purim Victory Celebrated in Shushan (356 BCE)

The battles fought between the Jews and their enemies, which took place on Adar 13 throughout the Persian empire continued for two days -- Adar 13 and 14 -- in the capital city of Shushan, where there were a greater number of Jew haters. Thus the victory celebrations in Shushan were held on the 15th of Adar, and the observance of the festival of Purim was instituted for that day in Shushan and all walled cities.
 
From 356 BCE - Hadassah - Esther - hidden Godliness

ONE NIGHT WITH THE KING (Esther the Bible Movie)

vid> https://youtu.be/r4saPofrlbA (2:02:28) 5/22/16
15,803,585+ views
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כבוד שם יהוה Baruch Hashem Adonai   
לשבור לחם ביחד Shabbat Shalom Mishpacha

#ShabbatShalom - Welcome to Tetzaveh (You Shall Command), this week’s Parasha (Torah Portion). Please read with us these portions of God’s word that will be heard in synagogues around the world during this week’s Shabbat (Saturday) service.  We know you will be blessed!

In last week’s Parsha Terumah, God instructed Moses and the Israelites to construct a Tabernacle (Mishkan) in the wilderness. This week, God commands them to bring pure olive oil for the lamp, and to create holy garments for the priests (cohanim). In this Parasha, sacred garments are to be made for the priests so they can serve God. One of them is the breastplate of judgment (Choshen Hamishpat). The breastplate is associated with the Urim and Thummim, and they are used for divining the will of the Lord. The priestly breastplate was made of embroidered linen sized and shaped into a square cubit.  It contained four rows, each with three precious gems embedded within the plate and surrounded with gold. 

You can view this Parasha on our website complete with embedded links ...
Purim (Feast of Lots): The Celebration of Deliverance
https://free.messianicbible.com/holiday/purim-feast-of-lots-the-celebration-of-deliverance/
Tetzaveh (You Command): The Beauty of Holiness
https://free.messianicbible.com/parasha/tetzaveh-you-command-the-beauty-of-holiness-5783/ 

Whose Inheritance Is the Holy Land?
https://free.messianicbible.com/feature/fathers-will-whose-inheritance-holy-land/

No One Else Brings Salvation but Yeshua
https://free.messianicbible.com/feature/one-else-brings-salvation-yeshua/
Are You a Jew? The Answer Might Surprise You

https://free.messianicbible.com/feature/are-you-a-jew-fname-the-answer-might-surprise-you/

When to Celebrate Yeshua HaMashiach's birthday ...
The Joy of Tabernacles when Yeshua was Born
http://conpats.blogspot.com/2019/10/chuck-kolb-10142019.html
How Yeshua was born on the Feast of Tabernacles by Rabbi Yitzchak
http://www.calledoutbelievers.org/how-yeshua-was-born-on-the-feast-of-tabernacles/


Yeshua's Truth & Christianity's Lies - האמת של ישוע ושקרי הנצרות
vid> https://youtu.be/UAPArABi838 (2:42:51) 12/11/22
Rabbi Guy Cohen הרב גיא כהן > https://www.youtube.com/@rabbiguycohen/videos


Revelation and Na'aseh V'nishma
https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/11880
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/do-first-understand-later/
We will do and we will listen to all that God has declared. Exodus 24:7

English to Hebrew to English lookup
https://context.reverso.net/translation/hebrew-english/
https://www.doitinhebrew.com/Translate/default.aspx
https://english-hebrew-dictionary.com/
https://alittlehebrew.com/transliterate/  
https://yiddishkeit101.wordpress.com/category/hebrew-word-of-the-day
The Best Jewish Words You Need To Know: A Yiddish and Hebrew Glossary
https://www.joyofkosher.com/from-jamie/the-best-jewish-words-you-need-to-know/
https://www.brighthubeducation.com/studying-a-language/58611-yiddish-expressions-for-the-holidays/
https://hebrew4christians.com/Glossary/glossary.html
A Living Library of Jewish Texts in Hebrew and English translation
https://www.sefaria.org/   https://dictionary.co.il/   https://www.hebrew-verbs.co.il/
https://www.mechon-mamre.org/ 


Torah Teasers Parshat Tetzaveh by Moshe Erlbaum
https://www.aish.com/tp/i/teasers/Torah-Teasers-Parshat-Tetzaveh.html

Megillah Torah Teasers by Moshe Erlbaum

Parshat Zachor (Deuteronomy 25:17-19 )
https://aish.com/249296211/

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Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Ralph Messer ...
Simchat Torah Beit Midrash - Joy of God’s Teaching and Instruction

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.  2 Timothy 3:16

What Does It Mean to Choose Life? Every decision you make can be made in a way that you are “choosing life.”
The Torah is God’s constitution; it is His teaching and instruction; it is eternal and it is life.
His Spirit is pure Light, abundant with untouchable, supreme, sovereign power.
God is the Source of all life.  

פורים Purim
is about the miracle of Jewish survival despite the relentless efforts of their enemies. It’s a story about not giving up even when all appears lost. Esther had an inner beauty and strength which enabled her to act in a way which changed the world. We too can take on the character of Esther, find the hidden strength to take action, and make a difference—even when the situation seems hopeless and all appears lost.
https://stbm.org/purim/

תְּצַוֶּה Tetzaveh  means “you shall command.”
God gives Moses intricate details about the clothing and vestments for the Priests and the High Priest, who was the spiritual leader of the Jewish people. The style, the material, and the colors are all specified.  Their appearance reflected dignity and character.  After all, character is leadership. Clothing has the ability to emphasize your character.  Whether you are a man or woman, your clothing should show self-respect.  When you dress modestly and with dignity, it gives your personality and character the opportunity to shine forth.  Refraining from dressing in a way that draws undue attention to your body allows the attention to be drawn to your character instead.  Let your appearance reflect dignity and character.  When character exists, you feel safe and right. So when you get dressed today, think about how you appear—
to God, to yourself, and to others.
https://stbm.org/tetzaveh/

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International Center for Torah Studies
https://stbm.org/icts-home/

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Todah Rabah - Dr. Gary Hedrick ...
Reaching the Jewish people with the Gospel
https://www.cjfm.org/about-us/who-we-are/history/
Charles Halff - What It Costs a Jew to Become a Christian
https://store.cjfm.org/product/146/what-it-costs-a-jew-to-become-a-christian


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Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Chaim Richman ...

Weekly Torah Study: with Rav Gedalia Meyer
Temple Talk with Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Abba Horovitz
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheTempleInstitute/videos
https://www.facebook.com/The-Temple-Institute-22738684968/
https://www.instagram.com/thetempleinstitute/ - https://twitter.com/TempleInstitute
https://www.templeinstitute.org/ Weekly Newsletter - 35 years  
The Mystery of the Red Heifer: Divine Promise of Purity
https://templeinstitute.org/red-heifer/
Jerusalem Lights - Rabbi Chaim Richman
https://www.youtube.com/c/JerusalemLightsRabbiChaimRichman/videos

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Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Chaim Jachter ...
Kol Torah Academy of Bergen County 

Parashat Tetzaveh - Adar 11-12, 5783 - March 3-4, 2023
https://www.koltorah.org/s/Kol-Torah-Tetzaveh-2023-1.pdf (4 pages)
https://www.koltorah.org/articles/?category=Tetzaveh
> Purim > https://www.koltorah.org/articles/?category=Purim
https://www.koltorah.org/by-parashah  https://www.koltorah.org/parashah
https://www.koltorah.org/rav-jachters-halachah-files
Yeshiva > https://www.tabc.org/  https://www.instagram.com/koltorah.tabc/
https://www.koltorah.org/about-us > https://www.koltorah.org/books
Rabbi Jachter on JM in the AM with Nachum Segal talking about his book
mp3> Bridging Traditions: Demystifying Differences Between Sephardic and Ashkenazic Jews! (23:59)
https://nachumsegal.com/nachum-and-rabbi-haim-jachter-explore-bridging-traditions-on-jm-in-the-am/
Does the Torah Reject Democracy? > Rabbi Chaim Jachter
https://www.koltorah.org/halachah/does-the-torah-reject-democracy-by-rabbi-chaim-jachter
 

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Parshat Tetzaveh

https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/1320/jewish/Tetzaveh-in-a-Nutshell.htm
http://www.chabad.org/parshah/default.asp?tDate=3/4/2023  
https://www.chabad.org/calendar/view/month_cdo/jewish/Jewish-Calendar.htm
https://www.chabad.org/calendar/converter_cdo/aid/6225/jewish/Jewish-Hebrew-Date-Converter.htm
 
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Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Naphtali “Tuly” Weisz ...   

https://israel365.com/  https://www.israel365news.com/
https://www.israel365.com/about/  https://theisraelbible.com/
https://theisraelbible.com/bible/torah/  https://theisraelbible.com/blog/
https://theisraelbible.com/bible/torah/  

The Portion of Tetzaveh
https://theisraelbible.com/portion-tetzaveh/
https://theisraelbible.com/bible/exodus/  

The Hidden Heroism of Purim
https://theisraelbible.com/the-hidden-heroism-of-purim/

Judea and Samaria: An explainer on Israel’s Biblical Heartland
https://www.israel365news.com/367809/judea-and-samaria-an-explainer-on-israels-biblical-heartland/

The 39 Acts Forbidden on the Sabbath
https://theisraelbible.com/the-39-acts-forbidden-on-the-sabbath/
https://theisraelbible.com/the-true-day-of-rest/

Anti-Semitism is on the rise in the United States.
Stand with 100,000+ people who stand with Israel.
https://www.israel365.com/the-israel-covenant/

ACLJ Petition - Jay Sekulow
Stop Biden IRS From Spying on You and Your Bank Account
https://aclj.org/government-corruption/stop-biden-irs-from-spying-on-your-bank-account
 

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DONALD DATES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Trump
Frederick Christ Trump (Drumpf) 10/11/1905
Mary Anne Trump nיe MacLeod 5/10/1912
Barron 3/20/06
Melania 4/26/70


https://rumble.com/c/DonaldTrump Donald J. Trump
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/
Events > https://www.donaldjtrump.com/events
Watch > https://rumble.com/c/RSBN RSBN  


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Good News From Israel - Achievements and Heartwarming Stories
In the 26th Feb 23 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
https://verygoodnewsisrael.blogspot.com/2023/02/israels-good-news-newsletter-to-26th.html
http://verygoodnewsisrael.blogspot.com/
 
Mishpacha Jewish Family Weekly
https://mishpacha.com/  

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Todah Rabah - beloved Ted Belman writing from Jerusalem, Israel for 21+ years ...  
THERE IS NO DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION
https://www.israpundit.org/  
Israel should declare three nos;  no to nuclear Iran, no to two-state solution,
no to bi-national state  

Withdraw from NATO! 30 cities protest at the same time!
vid> https://youtu.be/LgKbQKYAkXI (8:07)
https://www.israpundit.org/withdraw-from-nato-30-cities-protest-at-the-same-time/

Israel Confronts the Iran Threat
https://www.israpundit.org/israel-confronts-the-iran-threat/
https://www.frontpagemag.com/israel-confronts-the-iran-threat/

The real threat to Israeli democracy
Universalism has undermined it from both inside and out.
https://www.israpundit.org/the-real-threat-to-israeli-democracy/
https://melaniephillips.substack.com/p/the-real-threat-to-israeli-democracy

Israel’s ‘Top Gun’: The US-Israeli F-35 aircraft that can take down Iran
https://www.israpundit.org/israels-top-gun-the-us-israeli-aircraft-that-can-take-down-iran/
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-732487

Polls Show Most Palestinians Don’t Support a Two-State Solution
https://www.israpundit.org/polls-show-most-palestinians-dont-support-a-two-state-solution/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/02/28/polls-show-most-palestinians-dont-support-a-two-state-solution/

The Two State Solution is no more
>> https://www.israpundit.org/63684392-2/
The Jordan Option Conference Videos reposted
>> https://www.israpundit.org/the-jordan-option-conference-videos/
https://www.israpundit.org/jordan-past-present-and-future-the-jordan-option-revisited/
>> The Jordan Option, plain and simple
https://www.israpundit.org/the-jordan-option-plain-and-simple/
>> The Jordanian Option is the only game in town
https://www.israpundit.org/my-jordan-option-is-the-only-game-in-town/
>> The Ultimate Alternate Israel-Palestine Solution by Ted Belman
https://www.israpundit.org/the-ultimate-alternate-israel-palestine-solution-3/

Kindly donate to support the work I do
by Ted Belman
https://www.israpundit.org/please-donate/


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Quest For The Lost Tribes - Full Simcha Jacobovici Documentary

vid> https://www.bitchute.com/video/jbB2ELq4xPw/ (1:33:29) 8/18/19
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simcha_Jacobovici
12 Tribes of Israel: The Shevatim
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3798842/jewish/12-Tribes-of-Israel-The-Shevatim.htm
https://www.jewishvoice.org/read/blog/who-are-tribes-judah

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Welcome to Kashrut Malchut Shamayim
חג פורים שמח Chag Purim Sameach 


This week’s parsha Tetzaveh
describes the laws and responsibilities of the kohanim, the holy priests.  The kohanim keep the fire on the altar burning constantly, from morning until night.  There is also the special Shabbat Zachor reading where we remember the attack of Amalek as we draw closer to the holiday of Purim.  In the spirit of remembering we will share a menu filled with Omega-3 fats, which have brain boosting powers.
https://jamiegeller.com/holidays/shabbat-menu-remembering/
A Brain Boosting Shabbat Menu

Mishloach Manot literally “sending of portions” (found in Esther 9:19)
Fulfill a Mitzvah by sending Holocaust survivors and families in need
a Purim basket: our traditional food box filled with additional treats.
https://www.latet.org.il/en/purim2023/?utm_source=jg

What Your Bubbe Probably Didn’t Know About Hamantaschen - JewLish
https://aish.com/what-your-bubbe-probably-didnt-know-about-hamantaschen/

Purim Treats
https://www.instagram.com/p/CpA83QEJmN6/
jewlishbyjamie and aish.com
https://www.instagram.com/jewlishbyjamie/
https://www.instagram.com/aish.com/

18 Fun Purim Cocktails To Complete Your Meal
https://jamiegeller.com/holidays/18-fun-purim-cocktails-to-complete-your-meal/

Celebrate Purim With A Vegetarian Seudah
https://jamiegeller.com/menus/celebrate-purim-with-a-vegetarian-seudah/

Follow Along For Purim Baking (Watch 'Til The End For A Cameo
facevid> https://www.facebook.com/jamiegeller/videos/1160610361284482/ (3:09) JG

Crunchy Vegetable Noodle Salad
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/crunchy-vegetable-noodle-salad/

The Ultimate Beet Hummus
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/the-ultimate-beet-hummus/

Spiced Beef Kanafeh
 V’Nahapoch Hu – everything is topsy turvy around Purim!
So let’s turn Kanafeh, traditionally a Middle Eastern dessert, into a savory dinner.
vid> https://youtu.be/eUBJptjU-mo (1:11) JewLish
https://www.youtube.com/@Jewlish/videos
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/spiced-beef-kanafeh/

Coffee Hawaij Hamantaschen
vid> https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/dKHKLFYm-FSMnt4zj.html (0:32) JG
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/coffee-hawaij-hamantaschen/

Most Popular Recipes of 2022
https://jamiegeller.com/search?query=Most+Popular+Recipes+of+2022

This is Where You Can Find Me Most of the Time
JewLish - One People - Many Flavors
https://www.facebook.com/jewlishbyjamie/
https://www.instagram.com/jewlishbyjamie/
https://www.instagram.com/jamiegeller/
https://www.instagram.com/aish.com/
https://www.facebook.com/jamiegeller
https://www.youtube.com/c/jamiegeller/videos
https://www.youtube.com/@Jewlish/videos
https://jamiegeller.com/

Support Our Farmers - Shmitah Mitzvah
http://supportourfarmers.org
https://tinyurl.com/Farmers-Guide-for-Produce (7 page pdf)
 
Joy of Aliyah  
http://jamiegeller.com/tag/joy-of-aliyah/
https://jamiegeller.com/tag/joyofisrael/
Jamie Geller Welcome's You
vid> https://youtu.be/XO-owES713c (0:35) JG  
Lots of 💕 Jamie - Until next week Shabbat Shalom from Israel !  

The answer is, it's made with love from Israel !  
https://jamiegeller.com/from-jamie/my-jewish-food-memories/
My Love Affair With Jerusalem
https://jamiegeller.com/from-jamie/my-love-affair-with-jerusalem/

Jamie's Honey Collection
https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/779DC156-2368-4FA4-A098-872BBC7F03D2

Jerusalem Street Food with Jamie Geller Spices
vid> https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/CluuvDpk-FSMnt4zj.html (10:56) JewLish   
Machane Yehuda - https://jamiegeller.com/browse/a-haute-market-in-jerusalem-the-shuk/
https://jamiegeller.com/browse/4-israeli-desserts-inspired-by-the-shuk-in-jerusalem/

The Jamie Geller Spice Collection: Now Available Worldwide!
Sending you love and my heartfelt wishes for peace, from Israel.
New Trio of Pilaf Mixes - Mujadara Lentil, Festive Herb and Jeweled Almond
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jamie+Geller/page/55E36343-CF6F-4E88-A4D5-D7C1C0274F7F
https://www.amazon.com/shop/jamiegeller  

Babies, Books, and a Billion Views: My Decade in Review
https://jamiegeller.com/from-jamie/a-decade-in-review/

Best of the Best w Hubby - Family Heirloom Cholent ...
vid> https://youtu.be/Ae2-lQVFsGw (12:01) 8/11/11 JG classic
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/family-heirloom-chulent/
https://jamiegeller.com/blogs/cholent/

Jamie at Aish - Chief Media & Marketing Officer
https://www.aish.com/authors/48868432.html
How You Can Make the Future Brighter
vid> https://youtu.be/fclstyB-1rA (2:48) Aish
https://www.youtube.com/c/Aishdotcom/videos

Free Hebrew course Aleph Bet
This entire four-lesson course in 30 minutes.
https://academy.aish.com/course/aleph-bet

The Influence of the Hebrew Bible on America's Founding Fathers
vid> https://youtu.be/jE6Sqh-kezw (7:15) J-TV
https://www.aish.com/jl/h/h/The-Influence-of-the-Hebrew-Bible-on-Americas-Founding.html
Serpents of Desire: Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden. An Introduction
https://www.aish.com/jl/b/eb/ge/48966101.html

Jamie Hanala Geller
https://jamiegeller.com/author/jamie-geller/
Tamar Genger MA, RD
https://jamiegeller.com/author/tgenger/
Titles by Jamie Geller
https://www.amazon.com/Jamie-Geller/e/B001JS2GV8/
https://jamiegeller.com/blogs/

8 Global Fried Food Recipes For Hanukkah - free eBook
https://app.monstercampaigns.com/c/mmdy1llmaw5sab00hkuu/
Download the Sweeter Than Honey - free eBook
https://engage.aish.com/sweeter-than-honey-ebook/
The Ultimate Challah - free eBook
https://koshernetwork.ac-page.com/pinterest-challah
Join My Way Better Cooking Class with Jamie Geller
https://get.waybetter.com/jamiegeller/
Jamie's Quick & Easy Shabbat Menu App
https://jamiegeller.com/from-jamie/exclusive-jamie-gellers-menu-plans/
https://www.prepear.com/jamiegeller/cookbooks/quick-and-easy-shabbat-menus/
Fresh Families Healthy Meal Plan
https://www.prepear.com/jamiegeller/meal-plans/fresh-families-healthy-meal-plan/
LIVE Series: FEED YOUR SOUL
https://jamiegeller.com/from-jamie/feed-your-soul/
Get Healthy in 5 Easy Steps
https://jamiegeller.com/guides/get-healthy-in-5-easy-steps/
What is Ashkenazi Food? ~ JewLish
https://aish.com/what-is-ashkenazi-food/


Command [Tetzaveh] the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning.
Exodus 27:20


Shabbat Shalom Purim - Parasha Tetzaveh - the Beauty of Holiness !!!


Reading from the Torah scroll using a silver yad (Torah pointer, literally, hand)
 
Shabbat Shalom
 
Welcome to Tetzaveh (You Shall Command),
this week’s Parasha (Torah Portion).
 
Please read with us these portions of God’s word that will be heard in synagogues around the world during this week’s Shabbat (Saturday) service.  We know you will be blessed!
  
TETZAVEH (You Shall Command)
Exodus 27:20–30:10; Ezekiel 43:10–27; 1 Peter 2:1–25
 
“Command [Tetzaveh] the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning.”  
(Exodus 27:20)
 
In last week’s Torah reading, God instructed Moses and the Israelites to construct a Tabernacle (Mishkan) in the wilderness.
 
This week, God commands them to bring pure olive oil for the lamp, and to create holy garments for the priests (cohanim).
 

This gold Menorah created by The Temple Institute is similar to the one
used in ancient times in the Holy Temple and will be consecrated for use
in the next Temple.

The Role of Beauty and Splendor in Serving God
“These are the garments they are to make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban and a sash.  They are to make these sacred garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so they may serve Me as priests.”  (Exodus 28:4)
 
In this Parasha, sacred garments are to be made for the priests so they can serve God.
 
One of them is the breastplate of judgment (Choshen Hamishpat).
 
The breastplate is associated with the Urim and Thummim, and they are used for divining the will of the Lord.
 
The priestly breastplate was made of embroidered linen sized and shaped into a square cubit.  It contained four rows, each with three precious gems embedded within the plate and surrounded with gold.  
 
Each jewel in the priest’s breastplate represented one of the twelve tribes of Israel, whose names were engraved upon the stones.  God would use the individual letters of these names to spell out His judgments for Israel when the Urim was used to consult Him.
 
"He is to stand before Eleazar the priest, who will obtain decisions for him by inquiring of the Urim before the LORD.  At his command he and the entire community of the Israelites will go out, and at his command they will come in."  (Numbers 27:21)
 

This stained glass window depicts the
Kohen Gadol (High Priest) and the priestly
garments.  (photo by Andreas Franz Borchert)
 
In the Brit Chadashah (New Testament), John describes his vision of the New Jerusalem, in which the foundation stones of the city walls are adorned with 12 precious gems.  Some, if not all, of these gems are also in the breastplate.
 
Some of the stones’ true identities may have been lost, since the Hebrew and Greek cultures shared no definitive gem names, especially during the 1,000 years between the writing of 1 Samuel and
the Book of Revelation:
 
“The foundation stones of the city wall were adorned with every kind of precious stone.  The first foundation stone was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.”  (Revelation 21:19–20)
 
There are over 30 different opinions concerning the identification of the breastplate stones in rabbinical literature and tradition.  (Temple Institute)
 

Cutting malachite, which has been mined and smelted in Israel's Timna
Valley for over 3,000 years.
 
What we see in the description of the Breastplate and New Jerusalem is that God considers beauty to be glorifying as we serve Him on earth and in Heaven, where we will one day be surrounded by the brilliant splendor of streets paved with gold and divinely cut jewels embedded in foundations.
 
God also considers certain colors and material important and glorifying in service to Him.
 
“You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty."  (Exodus 28:2)
 
The ephod, or garment underneath the breastplate, was made out of fine linen and woven out of gold, blue, purple and scarlet threads.  Although a priestly garment, it seems that King David wore it as well when he brought back the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem.
 
“Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen with all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers and Chenaniah the leader of the singing with the singers.  David also wore an ephod of linen.” 
(1 Chronicles 15:27; see also 2 Samuel 6:14)
 

A fresco of King David dancing before the Ark by Johann Baptist Wenzel
Bergl (photo by Wolfgang Sauber)
 
Serving God in the Beauty of Holiness  
Everything God creates in His physical world helps us understand His spiritual world.  The use of physical gems on the breastplate of the Kohen Gadol is no different. 
 
Since these stones represent the 12 tribes, and the breastplate is connected with discovering the will of God, the stones represent how precious Israel is to the Lord and His desire to lead them into His will.
 
The precious stones embedded in the foundations of the New Jerusalem also represent the 12 tribes.  From this, we can understand the continued importance of Israel in the Messianic Age.
 
All Believers in Yeshua play a significant role, as well.  Scripture says that we are a holy priesthood and living stones, a spiritual house through Yeshua the Messiah:
 
“And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected by men, but is choice and precious in the sight of God, you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Messiah Yeshua."  (1 Peter 2:4–5)
 
Like a precious jewel, precisely cut, shaped and polished by a master lapidary, we each have the ability to uniquely reflect the beauty and glory of God's Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) as we serve Him.
 
When we fulfill that destiny, we take our place in a spiritual house, whose cornerstone—the One who holds it all together—is, of course, Yeshua HaMashiach.
 
“Behold, I lay in Zion a choice stone, a precious corner stone, and he who believes in Him will not be disappointed.”  (1 Peter 2:6)

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