📜 Parashat Tetzaveh
Exodus · portion 20 of 54 Exodus 27:20–30:10
What happens this week?
The Israelites bring pure olive oil to keep a light burning always — the ner tamid, the eternal light still found in synagogues today.
Aaron and his sons become priests (kohanim). Aaron wears special clothes, including a breastplate with twelve stones, one for each tribe of Israel.
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Parashat Tetzaveh quiz
What is the ner tamid?
Who became the High Priest?
How many stones were on the breastplate?
What oil was used for the light?
🕯️ For the Shabbat table
What is a "light" you can keep shining every day?
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