PARSHA POSTS: PEKUDEI

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Mar 20, 2024, 2:16 PM

We are called to fight for good

October the 7th is calling us to act with our Jewishness and conscience. We must fight for our mission and change the narrative for a good one. In Parsha Vayikra, God is calling us, calling you, calling me. It's interesting that...

Mar 19, 2024, 11:41 PM

Why Bad Things Happen to Good People

Everything will be Good in the End; If it’s not Good, it’s not the End! It’s the question of all questions that has thundered throughout history—Why do bad things happen to good people? Though a famous book of a similar title...

Jonathan Weinkle

Mar 15, 2024, 11:31 PM

At Arm’s Length?

There’s a reason I’m not a surgeon. Last month our handyman came by to definitively fix our shower doors. I’d been “fixing” them almost as long as we’ve had them: hanging them back on the track when they fell, reattaching...

William Hamilton

Mar 15, 2024, 4:52 PM

Clearing clotted passageways

“If your son or daughter joins my Unit, no matter how righteous they are, after a few weeks staffing a Checkpoint, where they'll be constantly exposed to menacing threats and spat upon, their core goodness may begin to erode.”...

Mar 15, 2024, 4:32 PM

Are anti-anti-Semitism & pro-mitzvah the same?

A University of Washington student proudly wrapping Tefillin while protestors chant “from the river…” in the background. (Chabad UW)

The typhoon of bias and prejudice anti-Israel resolutions makes us appreciate the organizations whose mission it is to combat antisemitism. As unions, civic boards, and committees, which can barely govern themselves, find it necessary to condemn Israel, they are...

Michel M.J. Shore

Mar 15, 2024, 11:30 AM

Sonnet for Parsha Pekudei

Sonnet for Parsha Pekudei The outer sanctuary to be rebuilt, The inner one always awaits our presence. The ornaments are within our essence. The materials in our souls forever filled. For twelve semi -precious stones for the tribes, Always on the breastplate awaited in our...

Mar 15, 2024, 10:43 AM

Keep on truckin’

When I was in high school, one of our teachers had recently arrived in South Africa from the USA. He peppered his colourful teaching style with Americanisms, many of which tickled our funny bones. One of his favourites was...

Mar 15, 2024, 7:32 AM

Pekudei: A Reminder of Community Activism in Ancient and Modern Israel

AMHSI students packaged 1,500 bags of food, toiletries, and notes. Picture shows these packages on their way to families and soldiers effected by the war. Photo taken on October 9, 2023 by author (Josh Jury).

This week's Torah portion, Pekudei, is the last in Exodus, and it signifies the beginning of the Jewish people’s transformation from a family into a nation. This portion also serves as a testament to the Jewish State today, and...

Mar 15, 2024, 7:14 AM

On Jewish Character (Pekudei, Covenant & Conversation)

Pekudei has sometimes been called “The Accountant’s Parsha,” because that is how it begins, with the audited accounts of the money and materials donated to the Sanctuary. It is the Torah’s way of teaching us the need for financial...

Ben-Tzion Spitz

Mar 15, 2024, 7:11 AM

Hazy Clarity (Pekudai)

"Hazy Clarity" (AI image by author)

The man who insists on seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. --Henri-Frédéric Amiel The modern world is fond of absolutes. People like to be absolutely sure that the course of action they are engaging in is both...

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