Post God’s Favorite Memories This week, Jews around the world are celebrating the holiday of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles). This holiday has become my favorite holiday of the year. I love sitting outside in… Read More
Post The Clouds of Glory and the Feast of Tabernacles God watched over the Children of Israel as they traveled through the desert toward the Promised Land, guiding them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of… Read More
Post The Clouds of Glory: Living in God’s Shelter After the Tabernacle is fully assembled, God descends upon it in a cloud of glory: The Hebrew word for ‘glory,’ kavod (כָּבוֹד), is perhaps more precisely translated as impressiveness, magnificence,… Read More
Post The Portion of Pekudei This week’s portion is often read together with the previous portion, Vayakhel. Besides the mathematical inevitability of some years having an extra Saturday, Jewish tradition prescribes a leap month be… Read More