Tag: Parshat Tzav


  • Why the Fifth Cup May Be the Most Important Symbol at Your Seder

    This week’s parsha, Tzav, opens with a striking image:“Aish tamid tukad al haMizbeach, lo tichbeh” — A constant fire shall burn upon the altar; it shall never go out. Even though a miraculous fire came down from Heaven, the Kohanim still had to place wood on it every single morning. Why? Because that’s our avodah.…

  • The Greatest Miracles Are the Ones You Don’t See

    The Hidden Fire: Seeing the Miraculous in the Mundane In Parshat Tzav, we encounter a striking commandment: “A continual fire shall burn upon the altar; it shall not go out.” (Vayikra 6:6) Day and night, year after year, the fire on the mizbeiach never went out. But there’s something even more fascinating beneath the surface.…