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Terumah

Exodus 25:1-27:19

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  • In this Torah portion, Moses receives God's commandments on stone tablets. God tells Moses to create a dwelling place for God, where the Israelites can bring God gifts. God details what the Mishkan (Tabernacle) will look like and how it should be made. The Tabernacle includes an ark, two cherubim, curtains, and a menorah.

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    menorah in the mishkan
    There was a pure gold menorah in the Mishkan.

     

    Text Studies

    Social Action and Environmentalism

    A Santuary Within
    Rabbi Hyim Shafner, Hillel

    Mishkan as Signifier
    Rabbi Brent Spodek, AJWS

    Give & Take
    Rabbi Jordan Cohen, KOLEL

    Mishkan as Model
    Evan Wolkenstein, AJWS

    Gifts Freely Given
    Rabbi Maynard Bell, Union for Reform Judaism

    Establishing a System
    Daniel Bloom, AJWS

     

    Using Our Contributions
    Rabbi Sara Paasche-Orlow, socialaction.com

     

    Is God Present in Our Consumption?
    Ariel Shalem, Canfei Nesharim

     


    From the Denominations

    Pluralism and Outreach

    Let Your Light Shine
    Rabbi Bradley Artson, American Jewish Unversity

    The Role of Ritual
    Rabbi Shimon Felix, Bronfman Youth Fellowship

    Creating Sacred Space
    Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, JTS

    More Than a Contractor's List
    Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, Jewish Outreach Institute

    On the Way to Sanctify
    Rabbi Avraham Fischer, Orthodox Union

    God's Home
    Rabbi Moti Bar-Or, UJA-Federation of New York

     

    Making Free Will Offerings
    Rabbi Denise Eger, Women of Reform Judaism

    Multimedia

     

    Parashat Terumah Quiz
    Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies

     

    Parashat Terumah Challah
    Julie Seltzer

     

    Parashat Terumah for Families
    Torah Topics for Today

     

     

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