VaYakhel/Pekudei (Shabbat HaChodesh) 5783 Ex. 35:1 – 40:38 Rabbi Gary Pokras This week’s double portion brings us to the conclusion of both the book of Exodus and the construction of the mishkan (the sacred tent which contained the ark, also called the Tent of Meeting and the Tabernacle). “When Moses had finished the work, the […]
Ki Tissa 5783 Ex. 30:11 – 34:35 Rabbi Baht Weiss When do we lower the veil? At the end of Exodus 34, Moses has come down from Mount Sinai with the second set of tablets. In that moment something unexpected happens. “Moses was not aware that the skin of his face was radiant, since he […]
Purim 5783 Megilat Esther Rabbi Gary Pokras Purim is unique among all the Jewish holidays. One might think it is because we are commanded to drink to abandon, until we are so drunk, we cannot tell the difference between Haman and Mordechai. Or it could be the many delicious Hamantaschen we enjoy, or humorous and […]
Click the Icon or Text Below for More Information Tues. Apr. 410:30am Personal Passover Journeys: Exploring Our Own Four Questions with Karen Hoffman Wed. Apr. 5 Sunset First Night of Passover Thurs. Apr. 6 9:30am Passover Sing-a-long for Pre-School Families Thurs. Apr. 6 10:30am Passover Service and Matzah Brie Nosh Thurs. Apr. 6 6pm-9pm 2nd […]
Tetzaveh 5783 Ex. 27:20 – 30:10 Rabbi Baht Weiss In Parshat T’tzvaeh the Torah describes in painstaking detail how the Mishkan (the portable sanctuary) and all its ritual items are to be constructed. Among those ritual items was the breastplate, worn by the High Priest, while serving the Mishkan. The breastplate, with its four rows […]
