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22 chapters · by Rabbi Heschel Greenberg

Light from the Future: Parshas Terumah

Published by the Jewish Discovery Center. Every chapter is free to read below.

  1. Terumah – A House of Unity and Love The greatest challenge is not just unity and love. It is achieving unity within diversity. TERUMAH TERUMAH
  2. Terumah – A Tale of Two Vessels The Menorah, the symbol of Torah, with all of its decorations, had to be made of one piece of gold. Likewise, the way we embellish the Torah by…
  3. Terumah – Adar: The Month of Transformation Life with joy is a complete life. Joy with Purim is an extraordinary life. TERUMAH TERUMAH
  4. Terumah – Constructing a Temple in One’s Heart G-d works with the system of reciprocation. When we had the Bais Hamikdash in Jerusalem it inspired us to create a Sanctuary in our own hearts.…
  5. Terumah – Falsehood and Boards Everyone aspires for truth. Yet it is so elusive because of the obfuscating nature of our physical world. To break out of falsehood we must use the…
  6. Terumah – Go South Although we have two directions in life, there are times when on need not go in both directions to get the benefits of both. Making the right turn can…
  7. Terumah – Half Measures (1) While one must toil in the study of Torah, it cannot be fathomed on its own. G-d gave us the Torah as a gift; indeed the greatest gift we have ever…
  8. Terumah – Half Measures (2) Knowledge comes in three dimensions: Depth, breadth and Length. Our knowledge of Torah is incomplete in all three dimensions. TERUMAH TERUMAH
  9. Terumah – Impulsive There are two forms of impulsiveness. The first is negative folly. The second is holy folly. TERUMAH TERUMAH
  10. Terumah – Mitzvah TERUMAH TERUMAH
  11. Terumah – Recapturing Our Innocence Our goal as adults is to return to and recapture our inner child. This is indispensable for proper Torah study. TERUMAH TERUMAH
  12. Terumah – South or North Having direction in life is crucial for our fulfillment of our Divine mission here on Earth. Once we are on the right path, our next challenge is to…
  13. Terumah – Take Me, Please… A relationship can go two ways. G-d, by giving us the Torah has also given Himself to us. Through Torah we take G-d. TERUMAH TERUMAH
  14. Terumah – The Gift Moshiach Will Not Accept There are many contributing factors to the building of the future Temple. And while persecution unleashed hidden energies, the persecutors have no…
  15. Terumah – The Middle Bar Balance is not wishy-washy; indeed it is known as Tiferes-beauty. It is the ability to go to different extremes or to fuse them when appropriate . The…
  16. Terumah – The Real Thing! Our world is a world of virtual reality. We strive for Moshiach who will restore reality. TERUMAH TERUMAH
  17. Terumah – The Shepherd, Guard and Father People who wish to travel on a spiritual journey must protect themselves from negative consequences, misguided spiritual detours, while creating a…
  18. Terumah – The Temple “Substitutes” Without our Bais Hamikdash today, we have three ways to recapture G-d’s presence in our own lives. Building Small Sanctuaries (Synagogues) Learning…
  19. Terumah – The Uplifting Gift Giving is more than the exchange of an item from one person to another. The word for giving in the Torah, Terumah, suggests the notion of sacrifice…
  20. Terumah – “Today, I Am a Mishkan!” A Bar Mitzvah begins constructing his Sanctuary with the materials he accumulates in each of the preceding 13 years of his life. Jewish education in…
  21. Terumah – Transplanting Cedars People have been compared to trees and righteous people to cedars in particular. True Jewish leaders in times of exile are like cedars. As cedars they…
  22. Terumah – Whose Table Is It? Judaism has placed great emphasis on our table. The table is not only the source of nourishment. It is also the symbol of gratitude to G-d, Torah…

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