mishkan

The Project of Leadership

Most people find this section (the final chapters of Exodus and first few chapters of Leviticus) of the Torah pretty ...

“That I May Dwell Among Them…”

In this week’s Torah portion (Parshat Terumah, Exodus 25:1-27:19), God instructs Moses how Israel should make the sanctuary. He tells Moses, “וְעָשׂוּ ...

Why We Build Something That We Know We’ll Take Down

Yom Kippur is an exhausting day. By the end of the day, we’re tired, we’re hungry, and we’re just ready ...

Mishkan in Mississippi

The last thing I imagined to find when I moved to Mississippi? A tabernacle.Over the years, I’ve learned a lot ...

What Shall I Wear to the Prom? Spiritual Fashion Principles

Clothing is on my mind. Not because I’m a superficial person, but because fabric art has been featured in the ...

Parashiyot Vayakhel and Pekudei: The Power of Embodied Love

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...

Ask Not What Your Judaism Can Do For You

This past week in synagogues throughout the world we rolled the Torah scroll forward and began reading from the Book ...