Parashat Terumah: Building Community Parashat Terumah (Exodus 25:1–27:19) opens with God speaking to Moses: “Speak to the Israelites, and let them take for Me a gift (terumah); from every person whose heart so moves them.” This verse introduces a key theme of the parasha: giving as an act of the heart. The construction of the Mishkan(Tabernacle), a sacred space […]
Archives for February 2025
Holding Our Collective Heartbreak
The core Jewish value of Tikkun Olam — Repair of the World— is ingrained in the fiber of our beings. We recognize that our world is a broken place– and are called to do what we can to heal the brokenness in ourselves and in the world. And during this incredibly challenging time in our […]
Tools for Challenging Times
Parashat Yitro is one of the most pivotal moments in the Torah—the revelation at Mount Sinai, where the Jewish people received the Aseret HaDibrot, the Ten Commandments. This awe-inspiring event was more than just the giving of laws; it was a Divine encounter, a sacred covenant that shaped the moral and spiritual foundation of Judaism. Jewish […]
Be the Light
This week’s parasha, Beshalach, tells the story of Pharaoh finally allowing the Israelites to leave Egypt—only to change his mind and pursue them. It includes one of the most dramatic moments in the Torah: the Israelites standing at the edge of the Red Sea, trapped between the waters before them and Pharaoh’s army closing in behind them. […]