The dragon in the margin of that manuscript is very cool! #ParshaChat

Yes, the impurity would go away eventually but it still could take a long time. #ParshaChat

A4 Maybe the ritual at the end would speed up the time to when the owner can reenter the house following its healing. #ParshaChat

A3 The multistep process allows for more accurate diagnosis and for identifying cases where the house plague can be treated without necessitating complete destruction of the house. #ParshaChat

A2 Saying "something like a plague has appeared upon my house" indicates the owner trusts that the priest has much more expertise in identifying house plagues. #ParshaChat

A1 God has anticipated that house plagues are going to be a problem when they enter the land, so it is an act of caring to provide the instructions for dealing with them. #ParshaChat

A0 Shabbat shalom, all! I just watched a bit of a parade, which was fun to see. This is part of the biggest annual event that occurs in this college town, with 50,000+ people showing up. Looking forward to #ParshaChat.

A2 Under the assumption there is still a danger, Moses is giving clear instructions on how to minimize the risk. #ParshaChat

A1 I don't think it's callousness precisely but Moses isn't being sensitive to what Aaron is feeling after Nadab and Abihu die nor to Eleazar and Ithamar when they fail to eat the purgation offering. #ParshaChat

A0 Hi all and Shabbat shalom! Such a tumultuous week, but glad ended with the astronauts making it home safe and sound. #ParshaChat

Forget about that Patrick guy. Today is also Saint Gertrude Day, the patron saint of cats.

A welcome sign with a tabby cat and behind it are the ruins of Largo di Torre Argentina

A close up of the ruins

One of the cats who lives at the sanctuary hiding behind some bushes

My Ides of March fun fact is that the place where Caesar was stabbed is now a cat sanctuary, and I think it’s beautiful that creatures with tiny knives on their feet live there

A3 This implies that the mishkan is too big for Bezalel and Oholiab to build it all, though they might have the skill. If that is so, somebody needs to train the craftspeople to do much of the work. #ParshaChat

A2 It's hard to focus on spiritual matters and sanctity if there are disturbances. Which there always are if construction is going on. #ParshaChat

A1 I like the way bringing gifts for the Mishkan is a collective enterprise. But I think that being put to death if one does work on Shabbat is a bit extreme. #ParshaChat

A0 Hi all and Shabbat shalom. This has not been a good past two days or past two weeks but I'm hanging in there. #ParshaChat

A2 God is emphasizing Aaron's familial tie with Moses, but I'm not sure what would be the difference instead if God had said "Aaron the high priest". #ParshaChat

A1 I think it's interesting that the breastpiece of decision has stones labeled with the names of all the tribes. It serves as a reminder for the high priest that the decisions are to be made with the interests of everyone in mind. #ParshaChat

A0 Hi all and Shabbat shalom! I woke up to see the world a sadder place. At least there's hamentaschen from the nearby bakery to look forward to. #ParshaChat

A4 Maybe it's that they want the objects used for cleaning up the Mishkan to be pretty as well and not just run-of-the-mill dustpans. #ParshaChat

A3 The collection of the gold and all the fancy materials and building them into the Mishkan moves these items from being held privately to becoming part of communal splendor. This is a way of caring for people who do not have the beauty of the materials close at hand. #ParshaChat

A2 It's interesting there's a little bit of tension between the directive to accept gifts from anybody whose heart is moved and the following verses itemizing the possible gifts. What if the person doesn't happen to have blue, purple, or crimson yarn in their stash? #ParshaChat

A1 One question is who were the lead craftspeople who got to manage implementation of this incredibly detailed list of instructions? #ParshaChat

A0 Hi all and Shabbat shalom! I'm having a restful Shabbat, though trying to ignore the yardwork going on outside my window. #ParshaChat

I've confirmed this by looking at an actual pdf of the chapter. The map is on page 145. A citation for the book is

Laudan, Rachel. Cuisine and Empire : Cooking in World History. 1st ed., University of California Press, 2013, doi.org/10.1525/9780....

A2 It's confusing in verse 22:2 whether the thief is alive or not. If the thief is alive, the verses continue with the theme of making restitution to the property owner. #ParshaChat

A1 The verses show care that people receive restitution for damaged property, especially agricultural property. #ParshaChat

A0 Hi all and Shabbat shalom! It's been a good week here, with some new ideas and advances in projects. Looking forward to #ParshaChat

A3 I wonder if the courtiers were thinking of the future of Egypt as a state rather than the glory of Pharaoh. If so, they'd be realizing that Pharaoh's obsessions were not likely to work out well for Egypt. #ParshaChat

A1 It's interesting that God explicitly says God is making these signs so that their children and grandchildren will know the power of God.