There’s something wonderfully ironic about the fact that Purim almost always lands during this week’s Torah portion, Tetzaveh. On the surface, they seem like opposites. Purim is loud, funny, chaotic.
This week’s Torah portion, Tetzaveh, is the only Torah portion, from the beginning of Exodus through the end of Deuteronomy, from which Moses is completely absent. Everywhere else in Exodus, Numbers, ...
Rabbi Mendy Hecht is the rabbi of Orchard Street Shul in New Haven, CT. This week’s Torah Portion- Parashat Tetzaveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10) – continues giving us the instructions concerning the ...