T'tzaveh
תְּצַוֶּה
[You] Shall Further Instruct
Exodus 27:20−30:10
When Is T'tzaveh Read?
/ 11 Adar 5783
/ 15 Adar I 5784
/ 8 Adar 5785
Summary
- The children of Israel are commanded to bring pure olive oil for the ner tamid "a constantly burning light," above the sanctuary. (27:20-21)
- Aaron and his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, are chosen to serve as priests. (28:1)
- God instructs Moses to make special clothes for the priests. (28:2-43)
- Aaron and his sons are ordained in a seven-day ceremony (29:1-29:46)
- Aaron is commanded to burn incense on an acacia altar every morning and evening. (30:1-10)
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Parashat Tetzaveh: Priestly Gold is the New Black
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Listen to Podcasts About Parashat T'tzaveh
Listen to Rabbi Rick Jacobs discuss Parashat T'tzaveh in these episodes of his podcast, On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah.
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Ten Minutes of Torah: T'tzaveh Commentary
Parshat T'tzaveh: A Theology of Sacred Ecosystems and Interconnection
By: Rabbi Hilly Haber
Brazilian nun and ecofeminist Ivone Gebara writes from the frontlines of climate and economic disaster. Attuned to the plurality of pains crying out locally and echoing across the globe, Gebara weaves together a theology of ecosystem and interconnection, one that recognizes the vast webs of relationship binding all life in shared fate. Gebara offers a vision for human and ecological flourishing that starts with an honest account of communal and environmental degradation.
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