20 Tetzaveh: Day 7 (Saturday)
11 Adar 5786.
Today's reading is Exodus 30:1 to 30:10.
This is the link to Daily Chumash with Rashi at Chabad.
The Daily Wisdom from the Lubavitcher Rebbe is titled "The Inner Life."
On 28 February 2026 at 7:56 AM EST, Jonathan writes:
My thoughts this morning are on the sudden but not unexpected breakout of war between Israel and Iran on this Shabbat. What does today's Torah reading say to us about this? Hashem directs my attention to Exodus 30:10.
“Once a year Aaron must purify the altar by smearing its horns with blood from the offering made to purify the people from their sin. This will be a regular, annual event from generation to generation, for this is the LORD’s most holy altar.” (NLT)
I turn to Gemini AI.
Q1. I'd like to better understand Exodus 30:10 and the contemporary observance of Yom Kippur from a Messianic Jewish perspective.
Q2. I'd like to focus on Intercession for Israel in a Messianic service on Yom Kippur. Does salvation in this context only mean repentance and a turn to faith in Yeshua, or can it also mean salvation from destruction by enemies in a physical and spiritual war against the state of Israel?
Answer thread:
This is Gemini's citation of a common Messianic Jewish prayer theme for Yom Kippur:
"Lord, protect the soldiers of the IDF and the citizens of Israel from the rockets of the enemy (Physical), and in their distress, reveal to them the face of their Messiah (Spiritual)."
Q3. From within the perspective of Judaism proper, now that Israel is engaged or re-engaged in a war with Iran (as of February 28, 2026), will the nation need to atone for any war crimes it might commit between now and the next Yom Kippur?
Q4. Yes, I would like to explore how the Chief Rabbinate views the ethics of modern warfare, including the Torah commandment to help secure the nation of Israel, on the one hand, and avoid war crimes, on the other.
Answer thread:
Q5. Bringing this back to Exodus 30:10, in what ways would a Messianic Jewish rabbi and an orthodox Jewish rabbi in Israel agree on the need for congregational prayers at the "altar of incense" to help the IDF defend the nation from the IRGC and its proxies without desecrating God's name?
Answer thread:
Heavenly Father, we thank you for the holy opportunity to study your Torah today. We ask that you pour out your blessings on all those who precede us, join us, and follow us in this effort, and that you make us good round-the-clock examples and emissaries of the Noahide Laws.
Amen and Shalom.
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