God’s Weighty Presence

Parashat Pequdei (Accounts Of) Shemot (Exodus) 38:21-40:38 Shemot (Exodus) 38:21-40:38 Haftarah: 1 Kings 7:51-8:21 (Ashkenazi) 1 Kings 7:40-50 (Sephardic) Do we really understand the “weight” of God’s glory? This is something I have been thinking … Read More

The Weight of His Glory

Parashat Pequdei (Accounts Of) Shemot (Exodus) 38:21-40:38 Haftarah: 1 Kings 7:51-8:21 (Ashkenazi) 1 Kings 7:40-50 (Sephardic) In this week’s reading, we find a concept that I am not sure, today, we really understand. Oftentimes, I … Read More

A Different Kind of Offering

Parashat VaYaqhel (And He Assembled) & Parashat Pequdei (Accounts Of) Shemot (Exodus) 35:1–38:20 & 38:21–40:38 Haftarah: Ezekiel 45–46 In this week’s readings, we find repeated instructions for collecting an offering for the LORD in order … Read More

More Than Enough

Parashat VaYaqhel (And He Assembled) & Parashat Pequdei (Accounts Of) Shemot (Exodus) 35:1–38:20 & 38:21–40:38 This week we read of one of my favorite accounts with regard to the building of the Mishqan (God’s dwelling … Read More

God’s Glory

Parashat Pekudei (Commandments or Charges of) Shemot (Exodus) 38:21–40:38 This week’s parasha (Scripture portion) brings us to the end of Exodus (Shemot), in which God’s truly awesome glory is revealed to and dwells among the … Read More

Parashat Pekudei (Ordinances) Exodus 38:21-40:38

בס”ד Parashat Pekudei (Ordinances) Exodus 38:21-40:38 Shabbat Shekalim and Erev Rosh Chodesh Adar 2 Maftir: Exodus 30:11-16 Haftarah: I Samuel 20:18-42 The focus of this week’s parasha is the priestly garments and the setting up … Read More