This week's Torah portion, Tetsaveh תְּצַוֶּה (You Shall Command), based on Exodus 27:20-30:10, is about the prescribed rules for the priests who work on the tabernacle's inner court or holy place. The proper garments and procedures they must abide by to work in the most intimate allowable setting permitted in Adonai's dwelling place on earth. For those in the know, you may protest and bring up the High Priest's role that must be accomplished when entering the holy of holies,

A porção da Torá de hoje é Terumá תְּרוּמָה (Oferta de Amor), baseada em Êxodo 25:1-27:19. Nela, encontramos a descrição do que considero um dos maiores milagres registrado em toda a Escritura. Não se trata da ressurreição dos mortos, nem de alguma façanha física extraordinária de Deus. Não é a criação de algo do nada, nem a restauração de um relacionamento rompido. O maior milagre acontece quando enxergamos nosso SENHOR com tanta clareza que voluntariamente entregamos o que

Today's Torah Portion is Terumah תְּרוּמָה (Love Offering), based on Exodus 25:1-27:19. In it, we have the description of what I consider one of the greatest miracles in all of scripture. It isn't the resurrection of the dead, or some amazing physical feat by God. It isn't the creation of something out of nothing nor the restoration of a broken relationship. The greatest miracle happens when we see our LORD so clearly that we voluntarily give away what most consider our grea