ב"ה
Vayak'hel-Pekudei 5766 - March 24, 2006
Parenting
Opportunities
My oldest son came home from school one day with a wistful look in his eyes. He must have been seven or eight at the time. “I wish I didn’t have blond hair,” he said. “I don’t think that Moses had blond hair.”
My oldest son came home from school one day with a wistful look in his eyes. He must have been seven or eight at the time. “I wish I didn’t have blond hair,” he said. “I don’t think that Moses had blond hair.”
Parshah
Vayakhel-Pekudei in a Nutshell
The Israelites donate abundant materials for the construction of the Tabernacle. The holy vessels, tapestries and walls are completed and the priestly clothes are sewn. Moses initiates Aron's family into the priesthood, errects the Tabernacle and the Divine Presence rests upon it.
The Israelites donate abundant materials for the construction of the Tabernacle. The holy vessels, tapestries and walls are completed and the priestly clothes are sewn. Moses initiates Aron's family into the priesthood, errects the Tabernacle and the Divine Presence rests upon it.
The Inside-Out House
Betzalel, the prototype architect, objected to the order. "A person first builds a residence," he argued, "and then makes its furniture..."
Betzalel, the prototype architect, objected to the order. "A person first builds a residence," he argued, "and then makes its furniture..."
As a Jew (the musical)
Jono reports live on location in front of a backdrop of Antarctica to demonstrate the need to take our Judaism with us everywhere. And Gefilte Fish wears a bow tie. Just watch the video...
Jono reports live on location in front of a backdrop of Antarctica to demonstrate the need to take our Judaism with us everywhere. And Gefilte Fish wears a bow tie. Just watch the video...
Story
The Shepherd
The Baal Shem Tov was once shown from heaven that a certain simple man called Moshe the Shepherd served G‑d, blessed be He, better than he did . . .
The Baal Shem Tov was once shown from heaven that a certain simple man called Moshe the Shepherd served G‑d, blessed be He, better than he did . . .
How Does 'Forgiveness' Work?
How can a person be forgiven if the effects of his or her crime still exist?
How can a person be forgiven if the effects of his or her crime still exist?
Rabbis and scholars are called the "eyes of the community" and "heads of the thousands of Israel"; and when the head is healthy, the body is then also healthy
— Hayom Yom, 23 Adar I
Print Magazine
Blind faith cannot grasp Truth, because it does not grasp anything at all.
Intellect cannot grasp Truth, because intellect is finite and Truth is infinite.
Only the eye of the soul, its inner wisdom, can grasp Truth and know it as she knows her own self.
For she is Truth.
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