TETZAVEH – ONLY GOD SPEAKS

 Besides the fact that this is the only parasha since the birth of Moshe that the name of Moshe is not mentioned, there is another very unique aspect of this parasha.  This is the ONLY parasha in the Torah that consists solely of God speaking.   There is no third person language, as in “GodContinue reading “TETZAVEH – ONLY GOD SPEAKS”

YOU WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME

One of the ten commandments given at Mt. Sinai to the Children of Israel admonishes against worshiping other gods. What are “other” gods? Idols. The people should not bow down to, serve, or give devotion to any deity, object, or idea that can be described.   God of the bible is not of the earthly world.Continue reading “YOU WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME”