Craftsmen
- Commandments, Communication, Craftsmen, Exodus, Israelites, Komps Kaos, Listening, Moses, Parsha, Shemot, Sinai, Tabernacle, Tent of Meeting, Vayakhel
A Long Game of Telephone
We’ve been reading about the Tabernacle for a while now. You can probably list off many of the instructions for building the Tent of Meeting with your eyes closed. This week, we’ll hear…
- Cooperation, Craftsmen, Details, Exodus, Invitation, Israelites, JTS, Komps Kaos, Moses, Offering, Parsha, Partnership, Physical Presence, Shemot, Sinai, Tabernacle, Tent of Meeting, Terumah, Wandering
Containing the Divine
The presence of G!d is with the Israelites, traveling with the people and resting where they stop. How do they know, and how do we know as readers? Besides the Torah saying as…
- Cloud, Construction, Craftsmen, Exodus, Israelites, Moses, Offering, Parsha, Pekudei, Pesach, Physical Presence, Priests, Service, Spring, Tabernacle, Vayakhel, Worship
Establishing a Presence
It’s time to start preparing for Pesach – I’m excited but almost can’t believe it! The weather is also telling us that spring is here with warmer temperatures and more rain. I wish…
- Aaron, Archaeology, Attributes, Census, Craftsmen, Family, Golden Calf, Ki Tisa, Moses, New Orleans, Offering, Parsha, Radiance, Ritual, Sinai, Smells, Synagogues, Tabernacle, Tablets, Worship
Mardi Gras & Radiant Faces
Last week I was in New Orleans celebrating the return of spring with my family. We enjoyed touring Touro Synagogue, hanging out in the French Quarter, attending the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, visiting…