Parshah • March 2023
Vayakhel-Pekudei – Where Lies Our Strength of Survival?
The two parshiot this week are contrasts in emphasis – do we work on the whole, or strengthen the component parts? One wonders which of the two is more significant…
The two parshiot this week are contrasts in emphasis – do we work on the whole, or strengthen the component parts? One wonders which of the two is more significant…
One can be generous to a fault. We were so very generous contributing to the golden calf! So, G-d gave us the opportunity to make amends by contributing to the…
Not long ago I was lecturing in Europe and happened to visit the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. I entered the Rembrandt Room and was confronted by the giant canvass named ‘The…
The name of this week’s Parsha, Vayakhel, means to gather together disparate elements of a potential whole. It’s like an artisan, artist, or researcher tackling their tasks, but first needing…
You are an intricate collection of body parts. But what makes you whole is the breath of life that courses through you connecting you to the greater whole of creation.
What is more important – teamwork or individual skills i.e. Kehilla (wholeness) or Pekudim (parts -itemization)? What is needed is harmony of both. Individual excellence and mastery and mutual love…
Moses gathers the people together – Vayakhel Nuclear fission means that a point is reached where power is harnessed exponentially Likewise with the Jewish people – when we stand firm,…