Terumah — Chabad Springfield

Constructing the Mishkan - A Common Task

Following G-d’s giving of the Torah, and before the sin of the Golden Calf, the Jewish people were on the level of tzaddikim , the truly righteous...

Our Parsha - Terumah

Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Terumah.

The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha

A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat.

The Name of the Parsha

Terumah means "contribution", since the Tabernacle was constructed from contributions made by the Jewish people. But why is the Parsha about God's...

On The Neva

One night as the small boat was making its way across the Neva, the sky cleared and a quarter moon illuminated the skies. Rabbi Schneur Zalman...

Moshiach in the Parsha

That is, each one must transform himself and his quarters into a sanctuary for G-d: a place of Torah, Prayer and Charity, with effort that all...

The Cherubim: Symmetrical Innocence in Union

In this meditation, Rabbi Ginsburgh explains how we can connect to the transformative potential of the cherubim to be reborn and to transform...

The Last Word

In recent years Rambam's hand-written sketch of the Menorah has been discovered. Tow key points emerge from the diagram: a.) The ornamental cups...

Children's Corner

"listening to the Torah reading in shul made me wonder. We read all about the building of the Mishkan and the many different materials used to...