Category Archives: The Torah Math Project

Weight of the Spices

Four of the 11 spices used in making incense for the temple were stacte, onycha, [...]

Curtains of the Mishkan

The curtains of the Mishkan that form the middle roof are made up of 11 [...]

Length of the Courtyard

It can be hard to imagine the size of The Mishkan. Here is a way [...]

There were two Mizbe’chos in The Mishkan. The Outer Mizbe’ach is five amos (cubits) long [...]

Height of Water in Mabul

During the Mabul the water was 15 amos (cubits) over the highest mountain. [Bereishis 7:20]. [...]

Yaakov meets Eisav

As Yaakov came closer to meet Eisav, he crossed the ford of Yabba with his [...]

If one person’s ox kills another ox

 According to the simple meaning of the verse, if one person’s ox kills another’s then [...]

Calculating Yaakov’s Life

Rashi points out an interesting difficulty in calculating a timeline for the life of Yaakov. [...]

Space between Mishkan and Courtyard

The width of the Courtyard of the Mishkan  is 50 amos [see “A”] (Shemos 27:12). [...]

The Outer Mizbeach

The Outer Mizbe’ach was 5 amos by 5 amos. [see “D”] (Shemos 27:1). In the [...]