Post All Are Equal in the House of God The message of the half-shekel tax is that all are represented equally in the Temple. The community of God must include everyone…. Read More
Post A House of Prayer for All In today’s world, especially after the events of October 7th, the message of unity and coming together that Solomon’s Temple represents is more critical than ever…. Read More
Post Living in the Shadow of God In Judaism, art is a pathway to appreciating the ultimate creativity of the Creator…. Read More
Post Beautiful and Holy: the Laver made from Mirrors At the beginning of the Torah portion of Vayakhel (Exodus 35:1-38:20), the Torah again described the materials that were collected for use in creating the Tabernacle (Exodus 35:4-9). In the… Read More
Post The Portion of Vayakhel The portion of Vayakhel is often read together with the following portion, Pekudei. They deal with the fulfillment of the instructions from the last three portions regarding the Tabernacle. In… Read More
