Tetzaveh

Exodus 27:20-30:10

For the full text in English and Hebrew, click here: Exodus 27:20-30:10

In this Torah portion, God appoints Aaron and his sons as priests. God describes the priestly clothing, and explains how to properly sanctify the priests. Aaron is commanded to make incense offerings to God every morning on an altar. God explains that once a year Aaron will make an offering on that altar to atone for all of the Israelites’ sins.

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for Tetzaveh.

Aaron’s robe was pure turquoise.

Text Studies	Social Action and Environmentalism
Aromatherapy: Jewish Style Rabbi Avi Weinstein, Hillel	Role Defined By Service Adina Gerver, AJWS
Clothes Make the Person Rabbi Jordan Cohen, KOLEL	Responsible Clothing Rabbi Dorothy Richman, AJWS
Live to Serve Rabbi Robert Lennick, Union for Reform Judaism	The Ultimate Destination Spot Guy Izhak Austrian, AJWS
A Recipe for the High Priests to Follow Alana Joblin Ain	All That’s Gold Doesn’t Glitter Shimshon Stuart Seigel, Canfei Nesharim
	Holy Art of Sacrifice Aliza Mazor, socialaction.com

From the Denominations	Pluralism and Outreach
Moses’ Absence Rabbi Avraham Fischer, Orthodox Union	Multiplicity of Meanings Rabbi Shimon Felix, Bronfman Youth Fellowship
Routine vs. Novel Rabbi Joshua Heller, JTS	We Are All Holy Before God Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, Jewish Outreach Institute
	Confronting an Absence Dr. Lisa Grant, Women of Reform Judaism
Multimedia
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