The Altar of Incense

נמצאו 7 תוצאות חיפוש

1. The Incense and Korah's Dispute

   Rabbanit Sharon Rimon

   The incense appears twice in Parashat Korah: once in the context of the incense test, and a second time when Aharon stops the plague. What is unique about incense? Is it of essential significance, or only secondary to the other vessels of the Mishkan? Why is the Altar of Incense mentioned separately from all other holy vessels?

2. Vessels of the Mishkan

   Prof. Jonathan Grossman

   The second mention of the Menorah opens the unit discussing the priests, and expresses the service of those who do not have access to God's direct revelation. The Altar of Incense and the washing basin are not mentioned alongside the other vessels, because they are not vessels that define the Mishkan; rather, they enable the work in the Mishkan. The washing basin enables the priests to work in the Mishkan, while the incense enables the Divine Presence to dwell in the Mishkan without endangering the people.

3. The Significance of the Incense

   Rabbi Yehuda Rock

   This article analyzes the various appearances of the incense; apparently the incense signifies God's presence as a result of the sacrificial offerings. Why then did Nadav and Avihu die while offering incense? Why was the incense chosen to test kedusha and God's choice?

4. Parshat Tetzaveh

   Rabbi Chanoch Waxman | 40 דקות

   The verses describing the construction of mizbe'ach haktoret (the gold altar) are seemingly out of place, not listed among all the other vessels of the mishkan, despite their similarities in terms of materials, instructions, and construction. Why is this mizbe'ach listed separately? Rabbi Chanoch Waxman focuses on the nature of ketoret, placed alongside the aron ha'edut, both in the Torah and in the mishkan itself. This crucial connection teaches us about the means by which the Divine presence is brought forth by human initiative on a daily basis and about the presence of God in the world. 

5. The Incense Altar

   Rabbi Elchanan Samet

   Although the incense altar is to be grouped with the other "vessels of service," there is something special about it that sit aside from them and requires that it be placed in a kind of appendix adjacent to the main command. Early and later commentators alike have sought this unique quality of the incense altar, and their conclusions may be categorized in two groups, each of which can be further subdivided into two. Some point to a characteristic that diminishes the importance of the incense altar in relation to the other vessels of the Mishkan, or one that diminishes the significance of the mitzva of incense in relation to the other services performed in the Mishkan. Others relate the uniqueness of the incense altar to its added significance, or to the special significance of the service of the incense.

6. Terumah: Is There a Face Hiding in the Tabernacle?

   Rabbi David Fohrman |

   In Parshat Terumah, we are given explicit details about how to build the mishkan, the Tabernacle that traveled with the nation of Israel through the wilderness. In this video, Rabbi Fohrman suggests that the mishkan might represent a hidden 'face' - and asks us to think about who we really are, our physical bodies, or the souls that lies behind them?

    

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7. Sefer Vayikra: Archaeology

   Nachliel Selavan | 19 דקות

   This is an analysis of the Archaeology of the Sefer Vayikra by Nachliel Selavan.

   Archaeology Snapshot is a discussion on the location, timeline, main characters and highlights from history and archaeology, for each Sefer in Tanach.