Fox Byte 5775 #20: Tetzaveh (You Shall Command)
תְּצַוֶּה One of the compelling images I recall from childhood is the opening scene of Branded. This Western TV drama starred Chuck Connors as a
February 26, 2015
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תְּצַוֶּה One of the compelling images I recall from childhood is the opening scene of Branded. This Western TV drama starred Chuck Connors as a
תְּרִוּמָה Raiders of the Lost Ark did not launch the film career of Harrison Ford, but it did bring him his first top billing as
מִּשְׁפָּטִים How would one describe hell? Dante does a nice job in his Inferno, depicting levels of escalating unpleasantness corresponding to the earthly misdeeds of
יִתְרוֹ Just because a person enjoys the favor of the king does not mean they can do as they please. This is not some antiquated
בְּשַׁלַּח The “snake oil salesman” is another of those characters to whom writers and performers have turned for an endless source of entertainment. Perhaps he
בֹּא Is there anything more ridiculous among beasts of burden than a donkey? They are hardly the picture of a noble animal. On the contrary,
וַיֵּרָא One of those cultural icons of the post-modern era is Gary Larson’s cartoon series, The Far Side. Larson retired the series in 1995 after
שְׁמוֹת No one remembers the kings of Arnor. Why should they? After all, they existed only in the imagination of J.R.R. Tolkien. Yet if they
וַיְחִי The timeless appeal of Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac is in its depiction of selfless love. Cyrano’s bigger-than-life character captures our attention instantly. How
וַיִּגַּשׁ It has been more than 500 years since Christopher Columbus mistakenly identified the indigenous peoples of the Americas as “Indians”, and yet that name