Temple
- Amidah, Avodah, Instructions, Israel, Komps Kaos, Law, Leviticus, Nation, Offering, Parsha, Prayer, Purim, Service, Tabernacle, Temple, Torah, Vayikra, Worship
Let’s See What We Have To Offer…
Vayikra (Leviticus) is famous for the ability to hide sometimes – the laws, instructions, and repetitions that wrapped up Exodus continue in the third book of the Torah. There are a few verses…
- Beauty, Exodus, Faithfulness, Freedom, Instructions, Komps Kaos, Oppression, Parsha, Pekudei, Physical Presence, Priests, Promises, Redemption, Relationship, Shemot, Slavery, Tabernacle, Temple, Tent of Meeting
Enduring Beauty
Every year when I read Exodus, I begin to feel like the last few weeks’ parshiyot are a long repetition (in case that wasn’t obvious to you from my recent reflections). Maybe they’re…
- Christian, Cincinnati, Interfaith, Isaac Mayer Wise, Islam, Jewish, Muslim, Pipe Organ, Plum Street Temple, Reform Judaism, Social Justice, Synagogues, Temple, Text Study
The Temple is a Place for Responsibility/Action!
This semester’s interfaith text study ended with a session discussing social responsibility. My group talked a lot about the centrality of social action to each religion represented (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). We also…
- Assembly, Community, Congregation, Creativity, Haftorah, Instructions, Israelites, Moses, Obedience, Offering, Parsha, Tabernacle, Temple, Vayakhel
Enjoining the Joining (of Hands)
Moses has received G!d’s instructions for the Israelites, including the construction of the Tabernacle so he could dwell among them. However, for these words to become a reality, the people would have to…
- Chanukah, Descendants, Dreams, Dreidel, Egypt, Goshen, Hanukkiah, History, Hope, Joseph, Light, Maccabees, Menorah, Miracles, Parsha, Rulers, Strength, Temple, Vayeishev, Victory
Yes, That Coat Would Be Amazing in Technicolor at the Chanukah Party!
We must have learned all we need to about Jacob (save for his participation in the Joseph novella), because Parsha Va-yeishev (Genesis 37:1-40:23) is concerned with introducing us to Rachel’s first son, Joseph.…