“God said to Moses, ‘One leader each day shall bring their offering for the dedication of the altar’” Numbers 7:11
“And all of the people saw the thunder” Exodus 20:15
By Rabbi Chaim Weiner
“The Israelites shall camp with each person near the banner having his paternal family’s insignia” Numbers 2:2
By Rabbi Daniel Levy
“It shall be a jubilee for you: each of you shall return to his holding and each of you shall return to his family” Leviticus 25:11
“And you shall count for you from the morrow after the day of rest, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the waving; seven weeks shall they be complete” Leviticus 23:15
“And God said to Moses: ‘Speak to Aaron, your brother — he shall not come at all times into the sanctuary… so that he shall not die’” Leviticus 16:2
“The owner of the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, ‘Something like a plague has appeared upon my house’” Leviticus 14:35
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“I am the Lord who has brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God. So you shall be holy, because I am holy” Leviticus 11:45
“The Eternal! The Eternal! God compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in kindness.” Exodus 34:6
“This is the law of the sin-offering; in the place where you slaughter the elevation-offering, you shall slaughter the sin-offering, before God — it is most holy” Leviticus 6:18
“They shall eat the flesh that same night; they shall eat it roasted over the fire, with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs. Do not eat from it raw or in any way cooked in water” Exodus 12:8-9
“This is the statute of the Torah … take a red heifer” Numbers 19:2
“And let them make for Me a sanctuary so that I may dwell among them” Exodus 25:8
“They saw the God of Israel, and under His feet was that which had the form of a sapphire brick, and was like the appearance of the heavens in purity” Exodus 24:10
“Six days you shall labour and do all your work” Exodus 20:9
“Moses moved Israel on [against their will] from the Red Sea [since they were busy collecting the spoils of Egypt]” Exodus 15:22