parsha bit: T'tzaveh

[cellio]

This week's parsha continues the instructions for building the mishkan, including the ner tamid, the eternal light. The rabbis understand the ner tamid as a symbol to remind the Jew of the mitzvot, as it is written "the mitzvah is a lamp, and the torah is light" (Proverbs 6:23). Every mitzvah we observe brightens the world with God's light. (Genesis Rabbah 36:3)

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[featheredfrog.livejournal.com]

I started to read this post three times. Three times I read "pasta" for "parsha". I got very confused. Then I drank more coffee and now I'm all better!

[cellio]

Hmm, I guess t'tzaveh would be the sort of pasta dish that's tossed with olive oil, then. :-)