Fox Byte 5775 #19: Terumah (Offerings)
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
February 20, 2015
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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
וַיֵּשֶׁב Everyone knows about Joseph and his fancy coat. He was the one with the dreams of greatness about how his brothers and his parents
וַיִּשְׁלַח There was a time I wrestled with God. The wrestling match began in my teenage years, when I detected certain inconsistencies in the instruction
וַיֵּצֵא The 1970 movie Little Big Man, starring Dustin Hoffman, follows the story of Jack Crabb, a white boy adopted by a Cheyenne warrior and
תּוֹלְדֹת Who invented the concept of the “Evil Twin”? This is not just a literary device. It is a byword, a running gag, a recurring
חַיֵּי שָׂרָה J.R.R. Tolkien’s works had secured for him a lasting place among the giants of English literature long before Peter Jackson ever brought The
וַיֵּרָא On a certain winter’s day early in my Army career a distinguished visitor stopped by our office. This gentleman was Chief of Staff of