parshat Vayakhel
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The Sin of the Golden Calf is rectified by the communal service in the Holy Temple. This is achieved via the precept of the half-shekel offering.
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What links the size of the world and the size of the tabernacle?
Why was the temple built by Solomon larger than the Tabernacle in the desert? What was the Second Holy Temple's effect on the world? And what can we expect in the future? -
More Than the Jews Have Preserved Shabbat...
There is, perhaps, no more striking a mark of absolute Jewish identity that exists in our society than that of observing, sanctifying, and enjoying the Sabbath day. -
The Spirit of Community
What do you do when your people have just made a Golden Calf? How do you restore moral order? The answer lies in the first word of today’s parsha: Vayakhel. -
The Spirit of Community
What do you do when your people have just made a Golden Calf? How do you restore moral order? The answer lies in the first word of today’s parsha: Vayakhel. -
Women's level in serving Hashem
What was women's rule in the building of the Mishkan? And from where did the women draw their Emunah? -
I Got Plenty of Nuthin’…
Why should the women be rewarded for holding on to their rings & bracelets & necklaces?! It’s only natural that they should want to keep them! -
“I Shall Dwell in the Midst of Bnei Yisrael” – part II
What is the correlation between the intensity of the Divine Presence and the ability of people to prophesy? How does the dwelling of the Divine Presence cause an increase in prophecy? -
How is Living in the Diaspora Idolatry?
examining the two rectifications of idolatry: Shabbat and the Land of Israel. -
Celebrate
If leaders are to bring out the best in those they lead, they must give them the chance to show they are capable of great things, and then they must celebrate their achievements.
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