Integrity in Public Life (Pekudei 5775)
There is a verse so familiar that we don’t often stop to reflect on what it means. It is the … Read more
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Pekudei (5774) – Celebrate
If leaders are to bring out the best in those they lead, they must give them the chance to show … Read more
Vayakhel-Pekudei (5773) – Three Types of Community
A long drama had taken place. Moses had led the people from slavery to the beginning of the road to … Read more
Vayakhel-Pekudei (5772) – Mirrors of Love
The Torah in Parshat Vayakhel, which describes the making of the Mishkan, goes out of its way to emphasize the … Read more
Pekudei (5771) – On Jewish Character
Pekudei has sometimes been called the accountant’s parsha, because that is how it begins, with the audited accounts of the … Read more
Vayakhel-Pekudei (5770) – Where does the Divine Presence live?
Finally the long narrative of the construction of the Tabernacle – to which the Torah devotes more space than any … Read more
Vayakhel-Pekudei (5769) – Encampments and Journeys
Right at the end of the book of Shemot, there is a textual difficulty so slight that it is easy … Read more
Vayakhel-Pekudei (5767) – Three Types of Community
A long drama had taken place. Moses had led the people from slavery to the beginning of the road to … Read more
