http://blog.thefoundationstone.org Learn & discover the Divine prophecies with Rabbi Simcha Weinberg from The Foundation Stone Blog Sun, 17 Mar 2013 02:48:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2012/10/04/aaron-the-builder/ http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2012/10/04/aaron-the-builder/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:42:26 +0000 Rabbi Simcha Weinberg http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=6612 Aaron’s is the first visit of the Seven Guests to which I look forward without any nerves. He was the one who would look at a petitioner bringing a Sin Offering with only love and respect, not judging the man for his sin, but seeing only the person who wanted to repair. I can face [...]]]> http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2012/10/04/aaron-the-builder/feed/ 0 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2012/10/03/moses-the-builder/ http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2012/10/03/moses-the-builder/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 02:01:27 +0000 Rabbi Simcha Weinberg http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=6610 I’m sitting in my sukkah despite it being soaked; there’s no way I would miss a visit from Moses. I cleaned up as well as I could, after all, this is the man who supervised the construction of the Mishkan. He had the Ultimate Architect, an awesome foreman/artist in Betzalel, unlimited supplies, and a huge [...]]]> http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2012/10/03/moses-the-builder/feed/ 0 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/28/the-ivy-room/ http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/28/the-ivy-room/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:04:52 +0000 Rabbi Simcha Weinberg http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=4598 James Joyce’s “Ivy Day in the Committee Room” mourns the state of Irish politics and people’s inability to maintain consistent beliefs. The group of men gathering in the once active and promising room of the national party, which used to be Parnell’s headquarters, show little enthusiasm for the candidate they apparently support, and instead [...]]]> http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/28/the-ivy-room/feed/ 0 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/24/an-honest-days-work-by-prof-gerald-august/ http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/24/an-honest-days-work-by-prof-gerald-august/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 05:11:08 +0000 Rabbi Simcha Weinberg http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=4583 The Tabernacle was built with raw material and labor. The material came from anyone willing to give of their possessions to the building. Labor came from Betzalel, the master craftsman, and other craftsmen. They built a place where The Divine Presence dwelt. Did they gave an honest days work? For such an important [...]]]> http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/24/an-honest-days-work-by-prof-gerald-august/feed/ 0 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/24/wisdom/ http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/24/wisdom/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:14:52 +0000 Rabbi Simcha Weinberg http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=4579 “See I have called them by name Betzalel (Exodus 31:2).” This had to be mentioned as it was quite impossible to find amongst the Jews, who had been bricklayers of the most primitive kind, anyone who could possibly excel in the disciplines required to master the task  of constructing such a portable Sanctuary. Even [...]]]> http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/24/wisdom/feed/ 0 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/22/perspective/ http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/22/perspective/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:10:51 +0000 Rabbi Simcha Weinberg http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=4541 “He gave him the ability to teach, him and Oholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.” (35:34) Rashi comments, based on a verse in Iyov, “The One Who does not favor leaders, nor lets a noble be given recognition over a pauper.” (34:19) The verse equates Betzalel, of the greatest tribe, Judah, with Oholiab, [...]]]> http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/22/perspective/feed/ 0 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/21/something-to-say-2/ http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/21/something-to-say-2/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:20:19 +0000 Rabbi Simcha Weinberg http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=4530 “Moses assembles the entire assembly of Israel.” (35:1) Rashi explains that Moshe did not actively assemble the people. He used words to have them gathered. Which words did he use? If he said, “Please assemble”, Rashi would not be making an important point. He still gathered them by instructing them to assemble. It was the day after [...]]]> http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/21/something-to-say-2/feed/ 0 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/21/parallels-to-creation/ http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/21/parallels-to-creation/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:20:09 +0000 Rabbi Simcha Weinberg http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=4527 “Moses commanded that they proclaim throughout the camp, saying, ‘Man and woman shall not do more work toward the gift for the Sanctuary!’ And thep eople were refrained from bringing.” (36:6) The Hebrew word for refrained is “Vayikalei” which sounds just like and looks just like, “Vayichal” which begins the paragraph about Shabbat in the [...]]]> http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/21/parallels-to-creation/feed/ 0 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/17/crown-of-oil/ http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/17/crown-of-oil/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:01:07 +0000 Rabbi Simcha Weinberg http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=4479 “With it you shall anoint the Tent of Meeting and the Ark of Testimonial-Tablets.” Rashi, based on the Gemara in Keritut 5, explains that all the anointing with Moshe’s oil were made like a Greek “X” except that of kings which were like a crown. Even the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting had to be anointed [...]]]> http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/17/crown-of-oil/feed/ 1 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/17/hands-and-feet/ http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/17/hands-and-feet/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:57:44 +0000 Rabbi Simcha Weinberg http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=4472 “From it, Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands together with their feet.” Rashi, based on the Gemara in Zevachim 19b, explains that the Cohen places his right hand on his right foot and washes them and then follows the same procedure with his left hand and foot. We can picture the image of [...]]]> http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/02/17/hands-and-feet/feed/ 0