PEQUDE: Love is in the details
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר מַרְבִּים הָעָם לְהָבִיא מִדֵּי הָעֲבֹדָה לַמְּלָאכָה
Perhpas late… but not too late….
I think it was when I had my third child...
VAYAQHEL: Shabbat, From Fire To Cellphones
לא תבערו אש בכל מושבותיכם ביום השבת
WHAT CANNOT BE DONE ON SHABBAT?There are 39 categories of prohibited activities on Shabbat. These activities are called...
SUMMARY OF VAYAQHEL-PEQUDE
Our Parasha begins with a reminder about the observance of Shabbat, indicating that even the construction of the Tabernacle, or Mishkan, must be suspended...
VAYAQHEL: Can You Stop Thinking About Money?
It is impossible and even inadvisable not to think about money when one lacks the essentials—food, warmth, shelter from the rain, or access to...
UMJCA Pre-Burial Guidance for Mourners
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A thought-provoking article attributed to journalist Alister Heath from the “Daily Telegraph”
by @GiladNoamHadari
There is something about Israel that disturbs people — and it isn’t exactly what they say.
They will talk about policies, settlements, borders, and...
KI TISA: How Many Days Was Moses in Mount Sinai?
The giving of the Torah took place on the sixth day of Sivan, at Ma‘amad Har Sinai, the extraordinary event when the covenant between...
KI TISSA: If you could ask God one question, what would it be?
THE GOLDEN CALF AND YOM KIPPUR
This week's Perasha, KI TISA addresses several issues. Among them, the episode of the golden calf. The people, impatient...
SUMMARY OF PARASHAT KI TISA
THE LAST DETAILS OF THE MISHKAN
God commands Moshe to take a population census of all adult males by collecting a silver half-shekel coin from...
INTRODUCTION
Many children’s versions of Megillat Esther present the story with imaginative elements and colorful midrashic expansions that are appealing to young readers. However, this...
