Terumah 2008 - February 8, 2008 |
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The Columbia Tragedy
Five years ago, the world listened in shock to the news reports of the tragic end of mission STS-107. Here are some of the reactions recorded in the days after the tragedy |
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Shabbat in Space
By Zvi Konikov
"Jerusalem, we have a problem!'” Ilan said to me. He wanted to know how to keep Shabbat in space |
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Remote Connection
By Chana Weisberg
Despite my techno-phobia, it could no longer be avoided... |
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What’s so Super about the Super Bowl?
By Naftali Silberberg
Close to 150 million people tune in every year to watch at least part of football's championship game. Compare that with the approximately 15 million who tune in to your average World Series... |
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The Lamb in the Pit
By Yossy Gordon
"Tell us Rebbe! If you have the ability to stir such a Jew to repentance, why don't we, who spend so much time with you and try so hard to improve, find it easier to repent?" |
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Judaism is Nice, But Isn't it More Important to Feed the Hungry?
By Aron Moss
We spend so much money, time and energy on synagogues, Jewish schools religious institutions. Wouldn't it be better if we applied all those resources to alleviating all the suffering in our world? |
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How Can One Love an Unknowable G‑d?
By Tzvi Freeman
My father-in-law put it in his typical engineer terminology, "By now, I have figured out which buttons to push. But I still have no idea how it works" |
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Why Do We Wear a Kippah?
By Baruch S. Davidson
The tradition to wear a kippah developed as a sign of our recognition that there is Someone "above" us who watches our every action... |
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The Parshah in a Nutshell
Fifteen materials - including gold, silver, copper, wood, wool, animal skins and gemstones - are forged into a "dwelling for G‑d" and a "Tent of Meeting" of Heaven and earth |
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Three Chambers
By Yanki Tauber
Imagine a house with three rooms: a large room where the bulk of your time is spent; a smaller chamber where precious occasions of the spirit are enjoyed; and a rarely visited sanctum that is the absolute center of your life |
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The Self-Made Child
By Chana Weisberg
My daughter is always complaining that "all the other mothers" always do their children's projects and homework for them... |
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Unidolatry
By Tzvi Freeman
When we would be at odds with G-d and He with us, the two angels would turn away from one another. But when the two of us would be in harmony, the temple priests would open the curtains and show us the two figurines entwined in embrace... |
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Colors in the Soul
By Tali Loewenthal
These are the colors in the soul, the emotions with which we relate to G-d, in our own inner Sanctuary: blue, scarlet, purple, white... |
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The Portable Torah
By Naftali Silberberg
The poles used to transport the Ark were permanent fixtures. Why think of traveling when wanting to be at rest? |
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You Only Own What You Give
By Lazer Gurkow
"When the king asked me to disclose my holdings," the rabbi explained, "I included only the funds that I have donated to charity. Those are the holdings I know will always be mine..." |
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Mommy 500
By Sharon Estroff
If I denied my baby adequate exposure to bubbles and clapping songs before he learned to roll over, I would irreparably hinder his chances of getting into Harvard... |
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Moving
By Elana Mizrahi
I can't believe I find myself in the same position, doing the same task: packing. Again, we're moving. We've moved five times in seven years... |
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The Magic of Cholent
By Catherine Roozman Weigensberg
The cholent request was, at first glance, innocent padding at the end of the message, yet somehow it seemed hesitant and cautious... |
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