Pikudei
Accounts aren’t balanced. Accounts are what do the balancing.
All of the gold, silver, and copper is counted and accounted for. The eight priestly garments are fashioned and sown. The Mishkan, the Tabernacle is completed. Moses establishes the Divine dwelling and consecrates it with the anointing oil. Aaron and his sons are initiated into the priesthood. A cloud appears upon the Sanctuary and the Divine Presence has come to dwell within the Temple.
Two Faces of Esau
The story of Esau’s wedding leads to a two-faced world where some people struggle with G-d and justice while others demonstrate great pride in their faith.
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Money and Spirituality (Part 3/5)
Part III of a discussion on money and spirituality including material possessions and divine energy, ethical business, and the power of giving.
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Vayakhel-Pikudei: Intimate Light
Follow the Divine light from emerging during the Exodus to finding a home in the Temple. The Rebbe Rashab elaborates on the lessons hidden within it.
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Vayakhel-Pekudei: Faith at Harvard
The debate among academics about Harvard’s core curriculum sheds light on longstanding tensions between scientists and people of faith.
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Vayakhel Pekudei: Service or Slavery?
We humans must shed the blinding force of self-interest and respond to the call for service; we must weaken the grip that keeps us trapped and enslaved to our own temptations, and allow ourselves to be mobilized to serve – not human structures, but to serve – our higher calling.
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Noise: Bells and Pomegranates
Both apples and pomegranates are representative of the Jewish people. Both bells and pomegranates are representative of the Jewish people. The bells and pomegranates that broadcast the Divine truth are more than the means toward a tranquil end. Learn more.
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Vayakhel-Pekudei: And the Good News Is
In this year of hei’elef ushva hame’ot vachamishah veshiv’im – 5775 – may the Alter Rebbe’s pronunciation of the words resonate within us and motivate us to act.
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The Insignificant Coat
Just as contamination cannot penetrate into a wooden vessel with a metal coating, it similarly cannot penetrate the body into the soul.
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